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Special device to sterilise police dogs in Capital

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abu dhabi — A device to sterilise police dogs before and after their tasks has been rolled out in the Capital.

The Abu Dhabi Police said on Thursday that it has developed the police dog sterilisat­ion device affiliated with the Security Inspection Department (K9) in the Security Affairs and Ports Sector.

“We ensure the safety of police dogs and their trainers before and after the tasks assigned to the team. The device contribute­s to limiting the spread of diseases that can be transmitte­d to humans through animals. It also reflects the societal and humanitari­an responsibi­lity of the police in strengthen­ing the system of prevention and protection from Covid-19,” said Brigadier Jamal Habash, director of the security inspection department at the Abu Dhabi Police Security Affairs and

Ports Sector. “The device comes within the framework of the interest, support and motivation of innovators to develop their projects in a way that strengthen­s the national strategy for innovation,” he added.

Earlier this month, the authoritie­s had trained K9 police dogs to sniff out Covid-19 positive cases from the crowd. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said it had completed trials on K9 police dogs who may

now be employed to help them curb the spread of Covid-19.

The move to use canines to sniff out Covid-19 cases followed the successful completion of practical experiment­s and scientific studies. Figures from the experiment­s indicate that the canines would be able to quickly detect infected cases, help protect key sites, deal with huge crowds and secure large events, airports, and other places.

The device contribute­s to limiting the spread of diseases that can be transmitte­d to humans through animals.” Brigadier Jamal Habash director of the security inspection department, Abu Dhabi Police

 ?? Supplied photo ?? INNOVATION: The device introduced by the Abu Dhabi Police will sterilise dogs before and after their tasks. —
Supplied photo INNOVATION: The device introduced by the Abu Dhabi Police will sterilise dogs before and after their tasks. —

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