Atlantic K-9 Vest Fund was established in February 2016 after K-9 Officer Krijger was killed in Norfolk, Va. Krijger was not wearing a protective vest, which could have saved his life. After Krijger's passing Randall, our Chairman, approached Officer Tom Hendrickson, a K-9 handler and master trainer for Hampton Police Department, to figure out how they could help protect Hampton's K-9 Officers. The number of injuries and deaths of Public Safety K-9's is on the rise. We decided we could not continue to let these brave K-9's go unprotected. Most custom-fit, protective bullet and stab-proof vests cost $1200 or more depending on the size of the K-9, a cost most departments do not have funds to cover. The more we talked, the clearer the answer became.  On February 11, 2016 we created Atlantic K-9 Vest Fund.

 The Atlantic K-9 Vest Fund is a non-profit, tax exempt, organization that is 100% volunteer run. We believe all Law Enforcement K – 9 Officers should have the same lifesaving protection as their human partners. These highly trained K – 9 Officers protect and serve us every day and we believe they should be protected in return.

 Please help us to protect these K -9 Officers that do so much to protect us. Visit us at our GoFundMe account on our Facebook page. Thank you for your support.

 https://www.faccebook.com/atlantick999vestfund/

 https://www.atlantick9vestfund.org 

Our mission is to raise funds to provide bullet and stab proof vests to Public Safety K-9's across the state of Virginia and the United States

 

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