About the Campaign
K9 Penny is a three-year-old Belgian Malinois certified in Explosives and assigned to Patrolman Jacob Johnson of the Ocean City, NJ Police Department. Penny is an energetic Malinois who loves what she does. She is very friendly and is always excited to meet the people she helps protect. Penny recently had the honor of working with the Secret Service, and other local departments, for an event involving the current President of the United States held in Cape May, NJ.
Here’s how this equipment grant would help Penny and Ptlm. Johnson on the job:
The door pop allows the K9 handler officer to remotely unlatch the door so their K9 may exit the squad car and come to their aid, should a call for service take a turn for the more dangerous; while, the heat alarm system monitors the interior air temperature of the squad car and sets off the sirens, lights, alarms, and rolls down the windows of the car to help ensure that a K9 doesn’t suffer from heat trauma if the temperature rises into a dangerous threshold.
The Ranger K9 Trauma Kit provides sterile, veterinary grade, K9-specific supplies to assist an officer in providing aid to their K9 in the event of an on-the-job incident or injury. This kit includes a canine oxygen mask, along with other first aid items, a quick reference sheet for K9 vitals and dosing, and comes in a heavy-duty, canvas bag that is embroidered with emblems ensuring that it is easily identifiable for K9 use.
NOTE: The funds collected as part of this fundraiser will be allocated to the agency’s Equipment Grant Application with Hero K9 for their K9. Should the application status change and/or if donations received are in excess of the goal amount, donations will be directed to the organization’s general fund to provide additional equipment grants and cover operational costs and/or other business-related expenses.