Who We Are
Audra
and George Sichler founded the Police K9 Foundation in 2003. Audra Sichler
is an avid dog lover and also owns and operates Doody Calls Pooper Scooper
Service. George Sichler is a decorated New York City Police Detective
and avid dog lover as well. The two had done charitable work for dog-related
charities such as Guiding Eyes For the Blind and East Coast Assistance
Dogs. Then they decided to form a charity that was close to their own
professions: dogs and law enforcement. As they were setting up The Police
K9 Foundation, they lost their son, Jake, whose nursery theme was puppies.
Many friends and family members asked repetitively what they could do
for the grieving parents. After many months, Audra and George decided
to continue with the formation of the charity and to have it founded
in the memory of their son Jake. All of the initial donations to the
charity were sent in memory of Jake. The first K9 vest was donated to
K9 Lola of the Westport, Connecticut Police Department in early 2004.
In 2006, The Police K9 Foundation also took over operations for Pennies
To Protect Police Dogs, a well-established K9 vesting charity.
The Mission
The mission of The Police K9 Foundation is to supply Police K9s with a bullet/stab resistant vest. Each Point Blank Level IIA vest costs in excess approximately $750. As many of you are probably not aware, Police K9 dogs are not always issued a bullet resistant vest as their human partners are. More often than not, many police departments and law enforcement agencies do not have the funds required to purchase the dog a vest. Police dogs, like their human partners deserve to have a vest. We rely on donations from the community to provide these K9s with bullet resistant vests.
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