“Amid Animal Cruelty Debate, 80% of South Korea’s Sniffer Dogs Are Cloned”, 2019-05-06 (; backlinks; similar):
Some 80% of active sniffer dogs deployed by South Korea’s quarantine agency are cloned, data showed Monday, as activists express their concerns over potential animal abuse. According to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, 42⁄51 sniffer dogs were cloned from parent animals as of April, indicating such cloned detection dogs are already making substantial contributions to the country’s quarantine activities. The number of cloned dogs first outpaced their naturally-born counterparts in 2014, the agency said. Of the active cloned dogs, 39 are currently deployed at Incheon International Airport, the country’s main gateway.
Deploying cloned dogs can save time and money over training naturally born puppies as they maintain the outstanding traits of their parents, whose capabilities have already been verified in the field, according to experts. While the average cost of raising one detection dog is over 100 million won (US$85,600), it is less than half that when using cloned puppies, they said.