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Dog Sniffs Out 35,000 Pirated DVDs

by Lee Bains on June 5, 2009 at 12:45 PM

The most powerful weapon to have recently emerged against the high-tech, big-money industry of DVD piracy comes in an unlikely package: knee-high, four-legged, and covered with black hair.

Wednesday, according to the AFP, the worldwide arm of the Motion Picture Association of America (called, simply, the Motion Picture Association) announced that 35,000 pirated discs had recently been located in several Malaysian warehouses -- by none other than a black lab named Paddy. Trained to sniff out chemicals integral to the bootleg discs, Paddy was given to the Malaysian government by the trade association, itself. Thanks to the dog's nuanced sense of smell, Malaysia's ministry of trade and consumer affairs was able to shut down the six different warehouses in possession of the pirated goods. The Motion Picture Association, which has reported that the companies it represents lost a total of $6.1 billion to pirates in 2005, is of course quite pleased with the work of its canine cop.

On top of being a curse to pirates everywhere, ol' Paddy must be a pretty tough film critic, to boot. After all, to him, pretty much every movie stinks. [From: Yahoo/AFP]

Tags: animals, dogs, dvd, mpa, mpaa, pets, piracy, pirates, top

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