Like human fingerprints, dogs noses are unique
A Chinese city is launching an identification system to
keep track of stray dogs and prevent pet insurance fraud — by scanning canine
noses.
Like the human fingerprint, a dog’s noseprint is unique
and does not alter over time. The eastern city of Hangzhou is piloting a
programme that uses noseprint recognition technology to register its pet dogs.
There are an estimated 100,000 dogs in the city, many of them unregistered.
The authorities require owners to use a mobile payment app owned by Alibaba, a technology company based in the city, to upload a picture of the dog’s nose and receive a digital identity card. Once the dog is registered, officials can identify it by scanning the animal’s nose. Source: The Times
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