Local Woman Continues Fight For K9 Officers
Robin Scott is on a mission.
"We are raising money to get bulletproof vests for the most forgotten heroes in the Chattanooga Police Department which are the K9s. They are both bullet and stab resistant. They are woven Kevlar and they come with the thermals to keep them cool. The prices run about $985 a piece."
The four legged law enforcement officers are often the most helpful, but equally as helpless.
"The dogs deserve as much protection as the officer does, and unfortunately they don’t provide them. The dogs are just considered more equipment. It is very important for us to understand the importance of these dogs because they keep our officers safe. They sense, they know, and they can hear things we do not. They will find people the officer just will not find, and to me it is just so much an important part of the police department."
Many times, these dogs that are often called upon to rush into danger, but don’t have the same protective gear that their human counterparts are provided.
"One dog can save so many officers lives. It is an extension of that officer and when something happens to that dog, it devastates that officer."
This summer the Walker County Sheriff’s department lost their K9 officer in the line of duty. "The one thing I can say, I know the dog lost it’s life but all five of those officers all went home that night. So five fathers went home."
"In just 16 short months, Scott has been able to help many other K9 officers return home as well.
"We’ve covered 25 dogs at $985 dollars a piece. We have covered Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Bradley County, Tennessee Wildlife dogs, and Georgia dogs. Chattanooga is getting three more dogs, and it is our goal to cover three more dogs. We don’t want to happen what happened in Walker County. We want these dogs to hit the ground with these vests on instead of having to without one."
"We are raising money to get bulletproof vests for the most forgotten heroes in the Chattanooga Police Department which are the K9s. They are both bullet and stab resistant. They are woven Kevlar and they come with the thermals to keep them cool. The prices run about $985 a piece."
The four legged law enforcement officers are often the most helpful, but equally as helpless.
"The dogs deserve as much protection as the officer does, and unfortunately they don’t provide them. The dogs are just considered more equipment. It is very important for us to understand the importance of these dogs because they keep our officers safe. They sense, they know, and they can hear things we do not. They will find people the officer just will not find, and to me it is just so much an important part of the police department."
Many times, these dogs that are often called upon to rush into danger, but don’t have the same protective gear that their human counterparts are provided.
"One dog can save so many officers lives. It is an extension of that officer and when something happens to that dog, it devastates that officer."
This summer the Walker County Sheriff’s department lost their K9 officer in the line of duty. "The one thing I can say, I know the dog lost it’s life but all five of those officers all went home that night. So five fathers went home."
"In just 16 short months, Scott has been able to help many other K9 officers return home as well.
"We’ve covered 25 dogs at $985 dollars a piece. We have covered Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Bradley County, Tennessee Wildlife dogs, and Georgia dogs. Chattanooga is getting three more dogs, and it is our goal to cover three more dogs. We don’t want to happen what happened in Walker County. We want these dogs to hit the ground with these vests on instead of having to without one."
For more information on how to contribute to this charity, contact Robin Scott directly at (423) 313-3892 of go to her Facebook page here
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