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Who is doing the most good in the world, and how?
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Herorats who are rats, that are trained to sniff out and locate landmines and tuberculosis.
Apparently there are only 200 of them, could use a whole lot more around the world.
That's an interesting combination. Is there some similarity between landmines and tuberculosis that make them easier to detect?
I think there are landmine Herorats and TB Herorats, that have seperate jobs.
I'm pretty sure I heard of Golden Retrievers being used to sniff out TB also.
Any animal with a sufficiently capable sense of smell could probably be used. Rats are lighter weight for use around landmines, and generally cheaper to feed than dogs.