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Junebug · 04-16-2004, 11:22 AM

There's a lot of controversy over the issue of cloning. Right across the bay from me, they are already cloning cats:

Marin County Company Prepares to Clone Cats

Five die-hard cat owners are lined up to get their beloved pets cloned by a Sausalito company.

The firm is called Genetic Savings and Clone, and charges $50,000 for the service. The company says their technology is efficient and effective in producing healthy cloned cats.

The process is legal, but it's still drawing controversy. However, the company says it can't and won't ever try to clone humans.

"Not only is the process we use to clone cats and dogs not available to clone humans, we had to sign a legal document saying we would not use it for that purpose," said Lou Hawthorne, CEO of Genetic Savings and Clone.

The company plans to produce nine cloned kittens by November.

Scientists are still trying to perfect the process of dog cloning.

I'm just curious: If pricing wasn't an issue, would you clone your pet?

If no, why not?

04-16-2004, 11:22 AM	#1
Junebug *Moderator Emeritus* Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,149	Cloning There's a lot of controversy over the issue of cloning. Right across the bay from me, they are already cloning cats: Marin County Company Prepares to Clone Cats Five die-hard cat owners are lined up to get their beloved pets cloned by a Sausalito company. The firm is called Genetic Savings and Clone, and charges $50,000 for the service. The company says their technology is efficient and effective in producing healthy cloned cats. The process is legal, but it's still drawing controversy. However, the company says it can't and won't ever try to clone humans. "Not only is the process we use to clone cats and dogs not available to clone humans, we had to sign a legal document saying we would not use it for that purpose," said Lou Hawthorne, CEO of Genetic Savings and Clone. The company plans to produce nine cloned kittens by November. Scientists are still trying to perfect the process of dog cloning. I'm just curious: If pricing wasn't an issue, would you clone your pet? If no, why not?