Dogs cloned in South Korea get to work in a narcotic squad

Anna Chan:
Some dogs are destined to catch Frisbees, others to sniff out the bad guys. At least that is what South Korea's customs officers believe after seven puppies were cloned to sniff out drugs at an airport. They were cloned from one of the best drug-sniffing dogs in South Korea.

The puppies were born last year in October and November, and are copies of a Labrador Retriever named Chase, who is still serving in the airport.

They have been trained to sniff out the drugs almost since birth and are showing strong signs of possessing the genes necessary to combat narcotics trafficking, according to the Korea Customs Service.

[Hur Yong-suk, Customs Commissioner]:
"This all came about from the question of how we could secure dogs with superior qualities at a low price."

The seven dogs share the same name, "Toppy," which is short for tomorrow's puppy. They usually react when their collective name is called, and a scanner will be needed to read the microchips embedded in their ears to tell them apart.

Some trainers said the differences between normal dogs and Toppies are small, as they are too young to be determined.

[Kim Nak-seung, Dog Trainer]:
"Normal puppies tend to play a lot, but these cloned dogs are proactive and well-behaved. They also understand trainers' instructions easily and take courses well."

The customs services called on a laboratory affiliated with Seoul National University that produced the world's first cloned dog to make copies of the still-active Chase.

Since the lab receives state funding, the customs service did not have to pay for the first batch of the canine copies. The customs service says each dog cost more than 60-thousand dollars each.

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[onu424]

Kim Nak is korean this is SOUTH KOREA who thinks this is japan there idiots!

[playgroundxx]

you do know that Korea is the ONLY country in which the christian religion has been growing in popularity right? :)

[yaminaia]

I hate dog! fuck you all! your stupid! BITCH!

[djdragonize]

Sounds like the people talking are cloned

[dhksrksalem]

@PanzerBlitz43 no I'm south korean it's true just come to korea dog meat is special food haha

I haven't eaten dog meat in all my life

[PanzerBlitz43]

@dhksrksalem It's not minor at all.. millions of dogs are dying in cruelty and agony..china and korea are the worst offenders. Also the Asian sadistic trade in endangered wildlife for their perverted and greedy tastes is destroying the earth.

[PanzerBlitz43]

Apparently there a few koreans from millions who aren't criminals, or these dogs wouldn't be alive.

[dhksrksalem]

@PanzerBlitz43  eating dog is minor in korea

[sprinklesparkleable]

yay now japan will never starve!!

[PanzerBlitz43]

These dogs are in in danger. Korea tortures and eats dogs.

[agenthelios1]

I saw "trouble" (cloned dog) couldnt help but notice the difference between the original dog and the cloned dog. I understand that not all characteristics will transfer, but this is ridiculous.

She got the cloning in South Korea. I bet you what they did was charge $50,000 and just gave her a dog that was similar to the original and didnt even use stem-cells. It was probably just a dog in a random litter. They probably prey on over emotional gullible people with pockets bigger than their brains.