Border Force shows soft side with $15K worth of toy dogs

Could this be Australian Border Force’s soft side?

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton (right), meets with sniffer dog, Taipan(AAP Image/Paul Miller) Source: AAP

The Australian Border Force has spent almost $15,000 on promotional plush toys.

According to a government tender, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection ordered 2000 “plush ABF branded detector [sic] dogs”, at approximately $7.50 per toy.

The contract was awarded to Melbourne-based company Wompro International Pty Ltd, whose site boasts products that “transcend age, gender and geographical barriers”. 

                                 

Plush dog toys on the Wompro International website.

Some of the dogs will be given to detector dog foster carer volunteers, Fairfax Media reports.

Australian Border Force made headlines last month when they cancelled the controversial Operation Fortitude less than 12 hours after it was announced.