Watch: Alexandria Police Dogs Receive Body Armor

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Just as protective equipment is important to protect officers, it's crucial for the animal partners that assist them. Thanks to generous donors, the furry friends at the Alexandria Police Department have some extra protection.

In July, the Alexandria Police Department learned it would received ballistic and stab-protective vests for k9s Odin and Zeus. Nonprofit Vested Interest In K9s Inc., which provides custom-made bullet and stab protective vests to law enforcement dogs, set up the donations.

Police have since received the vests, one sponsored anonymously and the other by Alexandria residents. K9 Odin’s vest is sponsored anonymously and reads, “In memory of Dr. John T. Dailey & Poncho.” K9 Zeus’s vest is sponsored by Alexandria residents, and reads, “Gifted by Anne Best Rector & Timothy O. Allen.”

With these donations, all current Alexandria Police Department K9s now have protective vests. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has provided over 2,000 protective vests, in all 50 states.

The donation to provide one protective vest for a-law enforcement K9 is $1,050.00. Each vest has a value between $1,795 and $2,234, a five-year warranty, and an average weight of four to five lbs.

Watch the K9s receive their vests below.

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