World’s first cloned sniffer dogs

July 20th, 2009

Customs officers in South Korea have deployed the world’s first cloned sniffer dogs to check for drugs at its main airport and border crossings.

Six puppies cloned from a Canadian-born sniffer dog in late 2007 have reported for duty after completing a 16-month training programme.

The clones are all called Toppy, a combination of “tomorrow” and “puppy”, reports the BBC.

The customs agency says clones help to lower crime-fighting costs as it is difficult to find good sniffer dogs.

Only about 30% of naturally-born sniffer dogs ...

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