News / Enough sniffer dogs? Concerns as US freighter screening deadline looms

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Yesterday, 360K9, the largest group of canine-based security companies in North America, announced a strategic partnership between member firm Cargo Screening K9 Alliance and Vancouver-based Canadian K9.

The firms say it will ensure ’Canada-wide service coverage of airfreight screening’ under the country’s new Explosive Detection Dog Handler Team Program.

But some in the US air cargo industry will not be thrilled by the news of a shift of canine detection resources across the border – they are bracing for the mandate to ...