Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a non-profit based out of Massachusetts whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of Law Enforcement and related agencies throughout the country.

Thanks to Vested Interest in K9s as well as an anonymous donor, the Johnson City Police Department's Second Police K-9, Cruz will be a bit safer now with his very own bullet and stab resistant vest.

Just how big of a donation is this? The state of the art bullet and stab protective vests, which offer ultimate protection for the K9 comes at a cost of $950.

Since 2009, Vested Interest in K9s has provided over 1223 bullet and stab protective vests for law enforcement dogs throughout the country. If you'd like to help provide more K9s with on the job protection, you can do that here.

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