K9s4COPS To Honor Constable Alan Rosen, Mattress Mack

HOUSTON, TX — Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen and Houston icon Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale will be among several who will be honored for their commitment to public safety during and after Hurricane Harvey by K9s4COPS.

The event will take place during the K9s4COPs 7th annual “Unleashed” fundraiser that will be held this Wednesday. The event begins at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Goode Co, Armadillo Palace, located at 5015 Kirby Drive in Houston.

The annual fundraiser helps the Houston-based non-profit raise the money that allows them to donate fully-trained K9s to law enforcement agencies across the country and world.

Each animal can cost up to $45,000, but the payoff can be great. Since 2011, 195 highly skilled K9s donated by K9s4COPs to law enforcement agencies have helped recover over $250 million in contraband. The organization has gifted dogs to agencies across the U.S. in more than 39 states, and international police agencies.

The fundraising festivities will include a live demonstration of a K9 tasked with finding drugs hidden among the crowd. There will also be a presentation showing K9 obedience control.

K9s4COPS will honor Constable Rosen and

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