JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville-based nonprofit is on a mission to protect K9 officers, and you can help support that mission on the road – literally.
Through fundraising efforts, K9s United provides police dogs and their handlers with lifesaving equipment and training. The charity is hoping to help even more by raising additional money with its specialty Florida license plate. But they must presell at least 3,000 by Oct. 15 in order for the state to put them in production, and so far, they’ve sold just under 1,000.
The plates feature K9 Drago, who is retired with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and K9 Ryker, who spent many years with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and passed away in 2020 from natural causes.
Twenty-five dollars from each plate will go directly to K9s United. They can be preordered through your local DMV for $33, or with an additional $1 processing fee, you can preorder directly through the K9s United website.