LONDON (Reuters) - Not content with having police dogs bite criminals, law enforcement agencies in the United States have fitted dogs with stun gun muzzles -- but what they really wanted was dogs that could both bite and stun criminals. Their wish has come true. Researchers in the United States have developed stun muzzles which can be fired or discarded by radio-control, New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday. Stunmuzzle of Orange, California, has patented a quick-release muzzle that also carries a radio-controlled stun gun, the magazine said.
The device allows a police dog to approach criminals and nuzzle up to them. Once the dog locates exposed flesh or thin clothing, a police officer can then activate the stun gun. But if the dog cannot find a suitable place to stun the villain, the police officer can release a latch on the muzzle by remote control allowing the dog to bite the criminal.
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