AMES, Iowa [KCCI] — Iowa State University will have to pay the Des Moines Police Department for the 2023 death of a police K-9. According to the Iowa State Appeals Board, DMPD K-9 Hobbs was taken to the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine for surgery after a sudden illness last December. Hobbs did not survive the procedure. A veterinarian from Iowa State said a medical error caused the dog to become septic and die.

Photo from the Des Moines Police Department’s Facebook page

Iowa State must now pay $43,000 to the Des Moines Police Department for the cost of the department to buy and train Hobbs.