News / Cargo screening forwarders will need to sniff out more dogs by 2021

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The canine screening programme in the US has become a victim of its own success; there are fears that demand will outpace supply,

New ICAO rules from 2021 will require all freight to be screened, which in part can be done with dogs, but there are concerns that not enough animals will be trained in time.

“This goes beyond technology,” said Brandon Fried, head of the US Airforwarders’ Association. “This is going to get big really quickly when the ICAO change comes ...