JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – National nonprofit K9s United and Florida U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean introduced federal legislation aimed at protecting law enforcement K-9s.
The proposed legislation, known as the LEO K9 Protection Act, aims to strengthen criminal penalties for harming or killing federal working K-9s and authorize lifesaving medical care and emergency transport when they are injured in the line of duty.
The bill is named after K-9 Leo, a fallen K-9 from Marion County…