Floyd County Sheriff’s Office K9, Sirius, has been awarded a “Healthcare for K9 Heroes” Grant.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit’s “Healthcare for K9 Heroes” medical insurance program for 2023 helps cover annual policy premiums. Since 2016, the charity has donated almost $300,000 towards medical reimbursement programs for self-funded K9 units.
About a dozen K9s across the country received the grants for 2023, including Iowa recipients Floyd County Sheriff’s Office K9, Sirius; Delaware County Sheriff’s Office K9, Eclipse; and Wright County Sheriff’s Office K9, Brit.
The “Healthcare for K9 Heroes” grant is awarded to departments which have the financial burden of raising funds to support their K9 unit, which have no more than three K9s, and which have previously been awarded a vest through Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. Law enforcement dogs ages two through seven are eligible.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has also provided over 5,000 law enforcement dogs with U.S. made, custom-fitted, NIJ certified bullet and stab-protective vests in 50 states, at a value of almost $7 million.
