It’s amazing how the sensory abilities of animals continue to amaze. It’s been discovered recently that labradors have the ability to detect the polycarbonates, lacquers and resins used in DVDs by scent.
Unsuprising enough, the study that led to this discovery was initiated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the U.K.-based Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). However, the dogs can’t differenciate between pirated and legit DVDs… yet.
May 22nd, 2006 at 4:51 pm
Haha… soon, it will be much more difficult to smuggle pirated VCDs and DVDs across the border into Singapore.
March 17th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Wah lau how can they do this? Dont they know Singaporeans are their MAIN source of income?
cb!
August 20th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
[...] DVD sniffer dogs, Lucky and Flo, were awarded medals from the Malaysian government for their contribution in tracking pirated DVDs: “The dogs have proven to be a major asset in our fight against the pirates and we intend to continue what Lucky and Flo have set in motion,” S Veerasingam, Malaysia’s deputy minister for domestic trade and consumer affairs, said in the statement. [...]
June 10th, 2008 at 11:39 am
[...] like the previous canine duo Lucky and Flo, Manny and Paddy was generously donated to the Malaysian government by the esteemed [...]