Beijing: Recruitment of animals in the police force is not a new thing. Where earlier horses used to be an integral part of the police. But the dogs have not left the side of the police. At the same time, rats have also been trained in many places, but they are being used only for specific tasks. But China has now made preparations to include squirrels in its police force by training them. Chinese police say that their small size and agility (Agility and small size) creates an additional capability in their ability to smell.
Why is recruitment being done?
In a Chinese city, many squirrels are being trained to detect drugs and they will soon be deployed in the Chinese police force. They will be deployed at all places like train stations, airports, warehouses, border posts and checkpoints where drugs are searched.
are better than dogs
This is probably the first time that squirrels are being used in place of dogs in any police force in the world. It is starting from a police unit in South Western China. In which these squirrels will be deployed in a big and prominent Narcotics Department. Experts say that their size and agility make them better than dogs.
But then the utility of dogs
It is not clear whether the police have any plans to replace the squirrels with dogs. It is generally believed that dogs are a better watchdog and are also the most alert animals. But combined with his demeanor towards strangers, usefulness to deter criminals, and obedience to his boss’s orders, it seems unlikely that he would be put off by the police.
Identification of six special squirrels
China’s first trained group of squirrels will be deployed to search for narcotics at a complex in Chongqing municipality in southwest China. According to the Global Times report, six anti-drug Eurasian red squirrels have been identified by prestigious scientific research institutions because of their drug-detecting abilities.
We are not mature in training
In the report of China’s leading newspaper Global Times, Yin Jin, who oversees the police dog brigade at the Hechuan Police Security Bureau in Chongqing, told that squirrels have very good smelling abilities. But we humans have been less mature in training rodents.
Ability to get into tight spaces
The main reason for the selection of squirrels instead of dogs is being said to be their smallness, due to which they can go to places where dogs cannot go. They can be more effective at sniffing out narcotics and illegal substances in complex environments than ever before.
