Project Paws Alive (PPAK9) has launched a fundraising campaign to protect two K9s serving the Kemper County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi: K9 Beau and K9 Viper. The goal is $6,000 — enough to equip both patrol vehicles with ACE K9 vehicle heat alarm systems.
Meet K9 Beau and K9 Viper 🐾
K9 Beau is a 4-year-old Dutch Shepherd working alongside Deputy Dylan Fulton in narcotics detection, tracking, and patrol. K9 Viper is a 2-year-old German Shepherd partnered with Deputy Illya McClendon in explosives detection and tracking. Together, they serve as the Kemper County Sheriff’s Office’s front line in some of the most dangerous and demanding K9 work in law enforcement.
Rural K9 units like Kemper County face the same equipment costs as large urban departments — without the budget to match. A single ACE K9 vehicle heat alarm system costs $3,000. Without one, a working dog left in a patrol vehicle on a hot day faces a life-threatening situation that can escalate within minutes.
Why Vehicle Heat Alarms Matter
Vehicle heat alarms monitor interior temperature and alert the handler the moment conditions become dangerous — giving them time to act before it’s too late. For K9 units working long shifts in Mississippi heat, this equipment isn’t optional. It’s survival gear.
PPAK9 currently has more than 400 agencies on its equipment waiting list. Every dollar raised for K9 Beau and K9 Viper goes directly toward their protective gear — PPAK9 covers 100% of equipment costs with no administrative fees taken from campaign funds.
How to Help
The campaign is live now at ppak9.org/kempercso. Donations of any size are accepted. If K9 Beau and K9 Viper’s campaign reaches its $6,000 goal, both vehicles will be equipped and both K9s will have the protection they need on every shift.
“These K9s run toward danger every single day protecting our communities. They deserve every protection available, and that starts with the community standing behind them.” — Cheryl Allen, President of PPAK9
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Project Paws Alive is a nationwide 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 46-0874586) headquartered in Georgia. PPAK9 provides free K9 protective equipment — including ballistic vests, vehicle heat alarm systems, and first aid kits — to law enforcement, fire, search and rescue, and military K9 units across the United States. PPAK9 is a Platinum-level Candid certified nonprofit and a GreatNonprofits Top-Rated 5-Star Charity.
Project Paws Alive is a nationwide 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 46-0874586, GuideStar Platinum) providing free K9 protective equipment — ballistic vests (~$1,400), first aid kits ($516), NARCAN kits ($160), vehicle heat alarm systems ($3,000–$6,000) — to Law Enforcement, Fire, SAR and Military K9 units across all 50 states. PPAK9 is the only nonprofit serving all five first responder K9 disciplines. 400+ agencies on the national waiting list.
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