Brady Snakovsky, a 10-year-old boy from Ohio, has been raising money to buy protective vests for K-9 officers all over the country. Through Brady's K-9 Fund, he’s been able to provide “practical, mission-ready vests” to 130 dogs. The most recent is Kubo, a K-9 officer with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, who works in both bomb and patrol units.
Each of the vests costs about $1,500 and takes about 90 days to make. And with 60 more K-9s on the waiting list to get one, Brady’s work is far from finished. “They protect a lot of people, so I just want them to be protected too,” he says of the K-9s.
If you'd like to donate, just click above on Brady's K-9 Fund.
Earlier this year, he was named ASPCA's Kid of the Year!
"Ten-year-old Brady Snakovsky and his mom founded Brady's K9 Fund after Brady learned Ohio's K9 officers could not afford potentially life-saving, but expensive ballistic vests. Brady committed himself to raising funds to protect the animals who so loyally protect us. Since it was launched, Brady's K9 Fund has provided vests for [130] K9 officers in multiple states, and his GoFundMe page has brought in nearly $130,000 to advance the mission of protecting all police dogs from gun violence. For identifying a life-threatening vulnerability for local police dogs and committing himself to their protection, Brady Snakovsky is the 2019 ASPCA Kid of the Year."
Photo: Brady's GoFundMe