Maine Police Dogs Getting Bulletproof Vests
File photo of a police dog. (credit: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Several police dogs in Maine are getting bulletproof vests.
Police in Auburn say a departmental dog named K-9 Dutch will be receiving a vest that protects against bullets and knife stabs.
The state Department of Corrections is also getting vests for two of its K-9s, Rex and Gunner.
Officials say the vests are made possible through a grant awarded to Vested Interest in K-9s Inc. by the Petco Foundation.
Vested Interest in K-9s is a charity that provides bullet- and stab-protective vests to police dogs throughout the U.S.
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