PetArmor®, a flea and tick brand of Perrigo Animal Health, helped to protect a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, TN K-9 by donating a bullet- and stab-protective vest.
In most cases, law enforcement agencies do not have the budget to purchase K-9 protective vests because they cost $1,050.00 each. As a result, police dogs are left unprotected while fighting crime. In partnership with Vested Interest in K9s, a nonprofit organization that provides bullet- and stab-protective vests to police departments nationwide, since 2013, Perrigo Animal Health has donated more than 75 police dog vests to date. “Our K-9 officers are as much a part of our team as any human officer and it is our desire to see them protected and safe,” said Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox. “We are thrilled that PetArmor is helping to protect Niko. This donation will now allow Niko a higher level of protection.”
For the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the donation is benefiting one team, Deputy Zach Gilpin and K9 Niko who have been working together as a team since 2014 to keep Cumberland County safe. For more information about Perrigo Animal Health’s partnership with Vested Interest in K9s, visit petarmor.com/vested-interest.