News / Dogfight in court over USPS contract for air mail bomb detection service

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When the US Postal Service looked to roll out a security programme using sniffer dogs to detect explosives in air mail, the competition to provide the canines proved to be ‘dog eat dog’, according to a series of court cases. 

Dogs are playing an increasingly important role in US air cargo security; as the director of the Airforwarders’ Association, Branon Fried, told The Loadstar last year: “Dogs will detect things a piece of technology can’t.” 

As a result, a host of companies ...