AKC Reunite Reaches $2 Million in Grants for Adopt a K-9 Cop Program

RALEIGH, NC — 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 over $2 million in grants through its AKC Reunite Adopt A K-9 Cop matching grant program. Funds were raised by contributions from AKC dog clubs and community members, with AKC Reunite matching donations at a three-to-one ratio.

“Thank you to the clubs who have helped us meet this milestone through their donations and sponsorship of the departments,” said Tom Sharp, AKC Reunite President & CEO. “This is a significant achievement to help communities throughout the country.”

The most recent grant that helped Adopt A K-9 Cop reach the $2 million mark is:

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.

The Adopt A K-9 Cop program reached $1 million in donations in March 2022. The grants since then have gone to the following police departments:

Indianola Police Department

Johnston Police DepartmentTexasHouston Police Department

Taylor County Sheriff’s Office

Greenville Police Department

Young County Sheriff’s Office

Commerce Independent School District of Police Department

Hickory Creek Police DepartmentKentuckyStanford Police Department

Menifee County Sheriff’s Office

Louisville Metro Police Department

Paris Police Department

Mount Washington Police Department

Meade County Sheriff’s Office

Logan County Sheriff’s OfficeGeorgiaBarnesville Police Department

Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office

Echols County Sheriff’s OfficeOhioMansfield Police Department

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

Mario Police Department

Dennison Police Department

Canton Police Department

Village of Anna Police Department

Edgerton Police DepartmentMississippiFlowood Police Department

Anoka Police Department

Brandon Police Department

Newton County Sheriff’s Office

Pascagoula Police Department

Simpson County Sheriff’s Office

Hinds County Sheriff’s Office

Richland Police Department

Forrest County Sheriff’s Office

Rankin County Sheriff’s Office

Smith County Sheriff’s OfficeNew YorkTown of Chester Police Department

Village of Goshen

Town of Ulster Police Department

Ulster County Sheriff’s OfficeCaliforniaRiverside Police Department

Crescent City Police Department

Del Norte County Sheriff’s DepartmentMinnesotaRenville County Sheriff’s Department

Pine County Sheriff’s Office

Carlton County Sheriff’s Office

Anoka County Sheriff’s Office

Worthington Police Department

Wayzata Police Department

Eden Valley Police Department

West St. Paul Police Department

Apple Valley Police Department

Cold Spring Police Department

St. Paul Police Department

Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Dakota County Sheriff’s OfficeOklahomaEarlsboro Police Department

Spiro Police Department

Hurlbert Police Department

Maysville Police Department

Edmond Police Department

Bartlesville Police Department

Roger’s County Sheriff’s Office

Minco Police Department

Valley Brooke Police Department

Paoli Police Department

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

Canadian County Sheriff’s Office

Oklahoma City Police Department

Durant Police Department

Apache Police DepartmentNorth CarolinaCurrituck County Sheriff’s Office

Hertford County Sheriff’s Office

Ahoskie Police Department

Person County Sheriff’s Office

Halifax County Sheriff’s Office

Vance County Sheriff’s Office

Mount Olive Police Department

Canton Police Department

Wingate Police Department

Buncombe County Sheriff’s OfficeWest VirginiaNicholas County Sheriff’s Office

Weirton Police Department

Brooke County Sheriff’s OfficeFloridaSanta Rosa County Sheriff’s Office

Jackson County Sheriff’s OfficeMissouriPleasant Hope Police Department
Linn Police DepartmentColoradoEl Paso County Sheriff’s OfficePennsylvaniaKingston Township Police Department

Plymouth Township Police DepartmentMarylandForest Heights Police Department

Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Hagerstown Police DepartmentSouth CarolinaSeneca Police Department

Pickens Police DepartmentKansasButler County Sheriff’s Office

El Dorado Police DepartmentLouisianaJefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office

St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office

City of Hammond Police Department
Rapides Parish Sheriff’s OfficeAlabamaMadison County Sheriff’s Office

Florence Police Department

St. Florian Police DepartmentDelawareNew Castle County Police DepartmentIndianaJennings County Sheriff’s OfficeConnecticutWallingford Police Department

Middletown Police DepartmentMichiganChesaning Police DepartmentSouth DakotaMoody County Sheriff’s OfficeNew HampshirePortsmouth Police DepartmentMaineEllsworth Police DepartmentTennessee18^th Judicial District Drug Task Force

Sumner County Sheriff’s Office

Portland Police Department  

Contributing clubs for these donations include the United States Police Canine Association, Baytown Kennel Club, Kennel Club of Riverside, Kennel Club of Philadelphia, Colorado Springs Kennel Club, Dalmatian Club of America, Clemson Kennel Club, Metairie Kennel Club, Wilmington Kennel Club, Show Me Agility Club of Central Missouri, Lexington Kennel Club, Louisiana Kennel Club, Progressive Dog Club of Wayne County, Lost Coast Kennel Club, Oklahoma City Kennel Club and Farmington Valley Kennel Club.

A total of 272 Adopt A K-9 Cop grants have been awarded since the inception of the program. 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/.

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