Cloning your pet

The first cloned-to-order pet sold in the United States is named Little Nicky, a 9-week-old kitten delivered to a Texas woman saddened by the loss of a cat she had owned for 17 years.

The kitten cost its owner $50,000 and was created from DNA from her beloved cat, named Nicky, who died last year.

"He is identical. His personality is the same," the owner, Julie, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Although she agreed to be photographed with her cat, she asked that her last name and hometown not be disclosed because she said she fears being targeted by groups opposed to cloning.

According to this, animals have been cloned since 1952:Cloning Fact Sheet

Joe Republican- Your thread asked if a person would clone a pet if it were cheaper. The kitty whose pics that I posted cost $50,000. Well, if we wait a few years, the price will come down, like HDTV sets!

I have no problems with cloning of pets............I am still up in the air about cloning of humans. I think that a lot more research and investigation needs to be done, before human cloning is even considered.

Considering how many unwanted cats and dogs I have to euthanize at our local animal shelter, I have a lot of trouble believing that the cloning of pets is necessary or desirable.

Please share why you feel that it is okay to clone your pet friend and not your human friend. Thank you.

I think that a lot more research and investigation needs to be done, before human cloning is even considered.

Forever Young wrote:

Please share why you feel that it is okay to clone your pet friend and not your human friend. Thank you.

I think that the technology is sophisticated enough that it is viable to clone pets. Human beings are another situation entirely. There are many ethical and medical ramifications involved when we consider the cloning of humans.

First of all I never said that it was not ok to clone humans. What I said was:

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I think that a lot more research and investigation needs to be done, before human cloning is even considered.

I think that cloning humans is a very serious step, and we need to think through all the possibilities and pitfalls, before we venture down that road. My point is that we should not dismiss the idea altogether, as many have done.