Police Sniffer Dog Dies Of Nose Cancer
01/28/09 - Odd Articles
“A police drugs sniffer dog has died of a rare nose cancer after years sniffing cocaine during his work. Springer spaniel Max, aged nine, may have caught the disease because of the effect of cocaine and other drugs he was taught to detect. Police Inspector Anne Higgins, the dog’s owner, fears the training may have led to the disease which led to him being put down last week. Max worked as a drugs dog with the Avon and Somerset police but lived with Insp Higgins, who is based at Tiverton police station in Devon. She said: “It is ironic the wonderful organ that made him successful in his work has been his demise.” w/ photo
