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Help agencies train dogs to detect explosives

Updated on: 06 January,2009 12:28 PM IST  | 
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Stray dogs usually considered as a menace would be put to productive use by roping them in to help agencies combat terrorism.

Help agencies train dogs to detect explosives

Stray dogs usually considered as a menace would be put to productive use by roping them in to help agencies combat terrorism.


The Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) has asked the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to help them train at least few dogs to detect explosives. BSPCA would submit the pilot project to the civic body next month.




In the project, it is seeking for financial assistance and manpower from the BMC to train these dogs. "We would submit the project to the BMC next month. We would require some help from the body in terms of finance and manpower to train the dogs. We already have the infrastructure in place and hope the project to be successful," said BSPCA secretary Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) JC Khanna.



Earlier, Khanna had tabled a proposal to BMC for providing explosive detection training to stray dogs. BSPCA expects that NGOs would also come forward to help provide training to dogs.


"Once the pilot project is approved by the BMC, NGOs would also bring in five-six dogs to provide training. We are not looking for huge number of dogs for training. At our hospital we have nearly 300-350 dogs of which 50-60 dogs are abandoned by people. Of them eight to ten dogs would be trained. Later we would increase the numbers," said Khanna.


Each dog would have a trainer and the training would be provided in two parts, he said.

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