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Proceeds From Dog Cleaning Will Benefit Police K-9s
Pet Food Express stores will donate cleaning proceeds to the nonprofit Police and Working K-9 Foundation.
All day Saturday and Sunday 100 percent of dog washing proceeds at 47 Northern California Pet Food Express stores will go to the nonprofit, volunteer- run Police and Working K-9 Foundation.
The two-day event aims to raise $150,000 to pay for custom bulletproof canine vests, trauma kits, emergency CPR training and other equipment for canine teams throughout California according to Foundation co-founder Louise Tully.
Founded five years ago, the Foundation provides safety and emergency equipment for canines. It has created an eight-hour emergency canine training and treatment class with its own curriculum and a hands-on veterinarian-led lesson in proper care of police dogs.
Since May, 405 law enforcement personnel from local police and sheriff's and state and federal agencies have taken the class, according to Tully.
Click here for a list of Pet Food Express Stores. The dog wash event takes place this Saturday and Sunday at all Bay Area locations.
To learn more visit "Cover your K-9."
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