Overview

• Laura Müller unveiled the “Stiftung Tragetest” to train detection dogs to verify whether secondhand underwear sold online had truly been worn.
• Martin Rütter denounced the proposal as absurd in a viral Instagram video, declaring he was “disgusted” and joking that dogs should sniff out human intelligence instead.
• The dog expert speculated that Müller’s announcement might be an AI-generated stunt and voiced hope that the footage was not genuine.
• Rütter’s followers echoed his skepticism on social media, ridiculing the concept as impractical and raising animal welfare concerns.
• Major German outlets have amplified the controversy, centering debate on the plan’s legitimacy and ethics as Müller has offered no further details.