- Grant Allocation Completed
For 2024 -
RALEIGH, N.C.,
July 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AKC Reunite, the largest
non-profit pet microchip identification and recovery service
provider in the United States, is
pleased to announce that it has awarded all 2024 grants through its
AKC Reunite Adopt A K-9 Cop matching grant
program.
"AKC Reunite is so proud to be able to partner with AKC clubs to
support these departments in such a significant way," said
Tom Sharp, President and CEO of AKC
Reunite. "The hundreds of K-9 officers who are serving around the
country due to this grant program are helping their communities
with bomb detection, community outreach and on patrol."
The Adopt A K-9 Cop program allows AKC Reunite to match
funds from AKC Clubs, AKC-affiliated organizations and the public,
three-to-one, up to $7,500 per grant.
These donations help police departments throughout the United States purchase K-9 police dogs.
Many of the police dogs acquired with the help of these grants are
used as patrol dogs as well as detection dogs, helping to locate
narcotics, explosives and/or evidence. A total of 759 Adopt A K-9
Cop grants have been awarded since the inception of the program in
2013 and, as of this year, the program has awarded more than
$5.7 million in grants.
"AKC and AKC Reunite are proud to be able to make these grants
available to our K-9 first responders and the public they serve,"
said Christopher L. Sweetwood, AKC
Board member and founder of the AKC Reunite Adopt A K-9 Cop
Program. "Their dedication to duty protects our nation and keeps us
safe. We look forward to continuing this tradition and greatly
appreciate the law enforcement community and their canine partners
for their service."
Contributing clubs for these donations include the United States Police Canine Association,
Beaver County Kennel Club, Cary Kennel Club, Clemson Kennel
Club, Dayton Kennel Club, Decatur American Kennel Club, Des Moines
Obedience Training Club, Forsyth Kennel Club, Garden City Kansas
Kennel Club, Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, Kennel Club of
Columbus Indiana, Lima Kennel
Club, Lost Coast Kennel Club, Manatee Kennel Club, Myrtle Beach
Kennel Club, Newnan Kennel Club, Savannah Kennel Club, Seattle
Kennel Club, Town & Country Kennel Club, and Trap Falls Kennel
Club.
Police departments interested in receiving grants in 2025 can
learn more at www.akcreunite.org.
The 2024 Adopt A K-9 Cop have gone to the following police
departments:
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State
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Police
Department(s)
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Alabama
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Russell County
Sheriff's Office
Priceville Police
Department
Limestone County
Sheriff's Department
|
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Arizona
|
Wilcox Department of
Public Safety
Bisbee Police
Department
Wellton Police
Department
|
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California
|
Crescent City Police
Department
|
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Colorado
|
Evans Police
Department
Larimer County
Sheriff's Department
Logan County Sheriff's
Department
|
|
Connecticut
|
Wallingford Police
Department
|
|
Florida
|
Panama City Police
Department
Sweetwater Police
Department
Santa Rosa County
Sheriff's Office
Haines City Police
Department
Bradenton Police
Department
Tequesta Police
Department
Miami Police
Department
|
|
Georgia
|
Newnan Police
Department
Gordon County Sheriff's
Office
South Fulton Police
Department
Woodstock Public Safety
Foundation
Lowndes County
Sheriff's Office
Jones County Sheriff's
Office
Dade County Sheriff's
Office
Smithville Police
Department
Savannah Police
Department
|
|
Iowa
|
Louisa County Sheriff's
Department
Lake View Police
Department
Des Moines Police
Department
Ankeny Police
Department
Tama Police
Department
Spencer Police
Department
|
|
Idaho
|
Fruitland Police
Department
|
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Illinois
|
Knox County Sheriff's
Office
White Hall Police
Department
|
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Indiana
|
Huntingburg Police
Department
Madison Police
Department
Vanderburgh Police
Department
|
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Kansas
|
Scott County Sheriff's
Office
Chase County Sheriff's
Office
Gardner Police
Department
Ottawa County Sheriff's
Office
|
|
Kentucky
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Meade County Sheriff's
Office
Daviess County
Sheriff's Office Detention Center
Bowling Green Police
Department
Pike County Sheriff's
Office
Magoffin County
Sheriff's Office
Jackson County
Sheriff's Office Detention Center
|
|
Louisiana
|
Baton Rouge Police
Department
Tensas Parish Sheriff's
Office
Bienville Parish
Sheriff's Office
Jackson Parish
Sheriff's Office
St. Gabriel Police
Department
Rapides Parish
Sheriff's Office
Crowley Police
Department
|
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Maryland
|
Maryland National
Capital Police Park
Prince George County
Sheriff's Office
|
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Maine
|
Lewiston Police
Department
Scarborough Police
Department
Cumberland County
Sheriff's Office
|
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Minnesota
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St. Paul Police
Department
Freeborn County
Sheriff's Office
South St. Paul Police
Department
Bemidji Police
Department
Wright County Sheriff's
Office
Annandale Police
Department
Hopkins Police
Department
Becker County Sheriff's
Office
Chisago County
Sheriff's Office
Otter Tail County
Sheriff's Office
Fergus Falls Police
Department
Brooklyn Park Police
Department
Goodhue Police
Department
Rogers Police
Department
|
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Missouri
|
Randolph County
Sheriff's Department
Mid-Missouri Drug Task
Force
Kearney Police
Department
Osceola Police
Department
Linn Creek Police
Department
|
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Mississippi
|
Byram Police
Department
Richland Police
Department
Harrison County
Sheriff's Office
Hinds County Sheriff's
Office
Taylorsville Police
Department
Lowndes County
Sheriff's Office
Kemper County Sheriff's
Office
Columbia Police
Department
Jones County Sheriff's
Office
Mississippi State Fire
Marshal's Office
Union Police
Department
Mississippi Bureau of
Narcotics
Calhoun County
Sheriff's Office
Morton Police
Department
|
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Montana
|
Phillips County
Sheriff's Office
Hardin Police
Department
|
|
North
Carolina
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Morehead City Police
Department
Tarboro Police
Department
Raeford Police
Department
Waxhaw Police
Department
Dunn Police
Department
Clayton Police
Department
NC State University
Police Department
Carteret County
Sheriff's Office
Lumberton Police
Department
Camden County Sheriff's
Office
Chowan County Sheriff's
Office
Holly Springs Police
Department
Ranlo Police
Department
New Bern Police
Department
Mooresville Police
Department
Caldwell County
Sheriff's Office
Winston-Salem Police
Department
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North Dakota
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Burleigh County
Sheriff's Department
Rolette County
Sheriff's Office
|
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Nebraska
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Johnson County
Sheriff's Office
|
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New
Hampshire
|
Carroll County
Sheriff's Office
|
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New Jersey
|
Monmouth County
Sheriff's Office
Ocean County Sheriff's
Office
Haddon Heights Police
Department
Atlantic County
Sheriff's Office
Hamilton Police
Division
|
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Nevada
|
Storey County Sheriff's
Office
|
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New York
|
City of Middletown
Police Department
Nassau County Sheriff's
Department
Blooming Grove Police
Department
Colonie Police
Department
Orange County Sheriff's
Office
North Tonawanda Police
Department
|
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Ohio
|
Xenia Police
Division
Warren County Sheriff's
Office
Washington Township
Police Department
DeGraff Police
Department
Delphos Police
Department
Cadiz Police
Department
Union Township Police
Department
Middletown Police
Department
Shelby County Sheriff's
Office
Canton Police
Department
|
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Oklahoma
|
Tulsa Police
Department
Kay County Sheriff's
Office
Ponca City Police
Department
Ardmore Police
Department
Wayonka Police
Department
Muskogee Police
Department
Earlsboro Police
Department
Hennessey Police
Department
Noble Police
Department
Enid Police
Department
Owasso Police
Department
|
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Pennsylvania
|
Williamsport Bureau of
Police
New Castle Police
Department
Cheltenham Township
Police Department
Plymouth Township
Police Department
Bloomsburg University
Police Department
Scranton Police
Department
Beaver Valley Regional
Police Department
|
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South
Carolina
|
Georgetown Police
Department
Marion County Sheriff's
Department
Central Police
Department
Cayce Police
Department
Yemassee Police
Department
Iva Police
Department
Westminster Police
Department
Darlington Police
Department
Clover Police
Department
Jasper County Sheriff's
Office
|
|
Tennessee
|
Smyrna Police
Department
Fayetteville Police
Department
Cleveland State Campus
Police
Lebanon Police
Department
Bartlett Police
Department
Gallatin Police
Department
Dickson Police
Department
Gleason Police
Department
|
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Texas
|
Kaufman County
Sheriff's Office
Sherman Police
Department
Sulphur Springs Police
Department
Carrollton Fire
Rescue
Eustace ISD Police
Department
Princeton Police
Department
Hopkins County
Sheriff's Office
Texarkana Police
Department
Tenaha Police
Department
Abilene Police
Department
|
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Virginia
|
Bristol Police
Department
Pembroke Police
Department
Amherst County
Sheriff's Office
Richlands Police
Department
|
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Washington
|
Seattle Police
Department
Port Angeles Police
Department
|
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Wisconsin
|
Sparta Police
Department
West Salem Police
Department
La Crosse Police
Department
Crivitz Police
Department
Jackson County
Sheriff's Office
|
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West
Virginia
|
Philippi Police
Department
Hancock County
Sheriff's Office
Randolph County
Sheriff's Office
St. Mary's Police
Department
|
Learn more about how to get involved in AKC Reunite Adopt A
K-9 Cop program and see pictures and stories of dogs already
donated at https://www.akcreunite.org/k9/.
AKC Reunite
The way home for lost pets.
AKC Reunite, an affiliate of the American Kennel
Club®, is the largest non-profit pet microchip
identification and recovery service provider in the United States. Since 1995 AKC Reunite has
helped pet owners reunite with their lost animals via
identification and 24/7 pet recovery specialists, enrolling over 9
million companion animals and recovering more than 500,000 lost
pets. AKC Reunite microchips are a popular choice of pet
professionals throughout the country for permanent pet
identification.
AKC Reunite has donated more than $10
million since 2002 for pet-related causes including disaster
preparedness and relief like the AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer
donation program. AKC Reunite also provides free recovery service
enrollment for all active service, military, and law enforcement
K-9 dogs. For more information
visit www.akcreunite.org or follow us on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/akcreunite).
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