Dogs do it again reports Malaysiakini

Here's another amazing story of canines in action in Malaysiakini today!

When will our society at large learn about the other wonderful things that dogs do for the disabled and elderly, for instance?

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Story from Malaysiakini:

DOG SNIFFS OUT SINGAPORE-BOUND PIRATED DVDs

A DVD-sniffing anti-piracy dog named Paddy has uncovered a huge cache of 35,000 discs in Malaysian warehouses, many destined for export to Singapore, industry officials said today.

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The black labrador helped enforcement officials who carried out raids last week in Johor which neighbours Singapore, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said in a statement.

Paddy was given to Malaysia by the MPA to help close down piracy syndicates who churn out vast quantities of illegal DVDs. The dog is specially trained to detect chemicals in the discs.

"Paddy led enforcement officers on a successful weekend operation to shut down the supply lines of pirated movie DVDs in the Malaysian state of Johor," the MPA said in a statement.

"Post-raid investigations revealed that two of the targets were actively involved in exporting pirated DVDs to Singapore," it added.

'Terminator Salvation' seized

The raids carried out by officials from the MPA and Malaysia's Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry shut down six warehouses storing pirated products, it said.

The MPA said just-released titles such as "Terminator Salvation", "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian", "Angels and Demons" and "Star Trek" were among the movies seized.

"This is a clear signal to the pirates that we will not waver in our efforts to shut them down," said Mohamad Roslan Mahayudin, director-general of enforcement with the Malaysian ministry.

"We are glad to hear that Paddy's skills are being put to good use against the large, organised network of pirates involved in exporting illegal pirated DVDs to Singapore," said Mike Ellis, the MPA's Asia-Pacific managing director.

The MPA said its member companies lost US$6.1 billion to worldwide piracy in 2005. Of that lost revenue, about US$1.2 billion came from piracy in the Asian region.

- AFP

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