On Monday 11th January, a heroic police dog of the the Norfolk, Virginia K9department, named Krijger, was tragically killed during a shootout in Norfolk, Virginia. T he pup was a four-year-old Belgian Malinois and had accompanied his fellowofficers in responseto a domestic violence call.
Source: @K9MemorialCards
According to Pilot Online, the officers who were standing closeto the dogsaidthat he would have survived ifhe had been wearing a ballistic vest.The problem is that very few police dogs wear these bulletproof vests becausethey are very expensive ($2,200), so mostpolice departments cannot afford them. But today, we learned that a very kind and generous CNN news anchor,Anderson Cooper, has just donated enough money to a charity which means thatall of the dogs in the Norfolk K9 department can now benefit fromprotection.
Source: @EliteK9
The famous CNN news anchor donated the funds throughthe Virginia-based charity Spike’s K9 Fund. The charity’s founder, retired SEAL Jimmy Hatch,announced the donation on Spike’s K9 Fund’s website:
We are humbled to announce that Anderson Cooper has donated his speaking fee for his upcoming “Norfolk Forum” speech (26 January) to Spike’s K9 Fund for the K9 Krijger Ballistic Vest Campaign. His donation was quite generous. All of the Norfolk K9’s will be outfitted and we will start outfitting K9’s from other cities in Hampton Roads with the remainder.
Source: @Spike'sK9Fund
This is fantastic news for all of the amazingly brave dogs who put their lives on the line everyday to help protect humans. With Anderson's incredibly generous donation, we can now do our bit to protect the dogs we so love and adore.
We are at a loss for words. Following the passing of K-9 Krijger earlier this week, CNN's Anderson Cooper has donated enough money to get a vest for every K9 at the Norfolk PD. Truly amazing.Posted by Hampton Police on Thursday, 14 January 2016
 Featured images: @HaikuCamp & @EliteK9
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