According to ABC News, the girl, identified only as Allison, recently heard about the death of Canton Police Department K-9 Jethro, a 3-year-old German shepherd that was fatally shot at the scene of a burglary in January. Allison decided to donate her allowance to buy bulletproof vests for police dogs.

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The small donation moved Officer Ryan Davis, who had worked with Jethro since he was a puppy. After he came across the letter – minus the envelope with the return address – he tracked down the girl's family on social media, Mashable reports. He plans to thank her in person soon.

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