Crime & Safety
Novato Police Get $15K Donation for K-9 Emergency Medical Fund
Previous donations have funded advanced canine training, including narcotics detection, and paid for a third canine.
The Novato Police Department's three canines are regularly put in harm's way in support of public safety.
The police department on Tuesday announced that it will now have the resources to protect its animal protectors.
That's thanks to a $15,000 donation from the Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund awarded the Novato Police Department canine program to be used as an emergency fund for canine medical care.
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“We are thankful to receive such a generous donation," Novato Police Chief Jim Berg said in a prepared statement."These funds are a health insurance policy for our canines and hope we won’t have to use it for emergency canine care.”
Donations of more than $17,000 from the Pennies for Police Dogs Program has funded advanced canine training, including narcotics detection, and paid for a third canine.
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The department's three K-9 units assist law enforcement agencies throughout Marin County.
“This program would not be as successful if it wasn’t for our partners throughout the community and the ongoing donations the police department receives for the canine program,” Berg said.
