Handler – Deputy Henry Moore<\/p>\n
St. Tammany K-9 officer dies at the age of 6 from rare heart condition<\/p>\n
A St. Tammany Parish K-9 officer had passed away at the age of 6 years old. K-9 Rex, and his handler Deputy Henry Moore, have been partners for over five years. K-9 Rex was known for his \u201cexcellent\u201d tracking skills and apprehended a countless number of criminals over his career. In addition to tracking criminals, K-9 Rex was also used for narcotics detection. Due to K-9 Rex passing away at such a young age, he was sent to the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine for a necropsy, which is a term used for an autopsy of an animal. It was discovered that K-9 Rex had a rare heart condition and passed away from an apparent heart attack, while in his kennel. As with all police canines, Deputy Moore and K-9 Rex had a very close relationship. \u201cI am heartbroken. Rex was a great partner who lived to serve and protect the citizens of St. Tammany Parish. He will be missed,\u201d Deputy Moore said. Although no longer alive in the flesh, K-9 Rex and Deputy Moore will remain united. A paw impression of K-9 Rex was taken and put into a cast for Deputy Moore, as well as an urn of K-9 Rex\u2019s ashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Deputy Henry Moore St. Tammany K-9 officer dies at the age of 6 from rare heart condition A St. Tammany Parish K-9 officer had passed away at the age of 6 years old. K-9 Rex, and his handler Deputy Henry Moore, have been partners for over five years. K-9 Rex was known for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-1876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-la"],"yoast_head":"\n