First Commercial Sale Of Cloned Dogs
I was reading the news this morning when I came across this article about the RNL Bio Company in South Korea.
A woman in California paid $54,000 to RNL Bio to have her Pit Bull, Booger cloned. Originally, the company was going to charge $162,000 but they came down in price to celebrate their first commercial deal for a dog.
This is a miracle,” said Bernann McKinney from Hollywood in California, hugging five clones of Booger at Seoul National University’s veterinary school today.
RNL Bio, the company that arranged the re-creation of Booger through his refrigerated ear tissue, hailed the event as the world’s first commercial cloning of a pet dog.
McKinney stated “They are perfectly the same as their daddy. I am in heaven here. I am a happy person”. She went on to recall an experience from years ago where Booger had saved her life by chasing off a mastiff who had attacked her.
There is no doubt in my mind how much McKinney loved Booger and that is why she chose to clone him. However, the whole idea of cloning does bring up some very serious questions in my mind. The first being, why would anyone name their dog Booger? Second, what assurances do we have that we won’t be faced with a Pet Semetary situation? And finally, with the thousands of homeless dogs that are out there in desperate need of homes, what would happen to them if people just stopped adopting and chose to clone? I realize the price of cloning is very expensive and unaffordable to most, but it does make you think about the question.
But lest ye think that the cloning stops at our best friends…
“For my next project, I will consider cloning camels for rich people in the Middle East,” he said.
Hmmm…grandpa’s getting kind of old. I wonder…
Well Horst, I have many of the same questions about cloning. First of all, will Ms McKinney name one of Booger’s clones Snot?
Also like you, I wonder about any Stephen King repercussions lurking under the cuteness of Booger’s clones. It just ain’t natural to procreate without an element of sinful pleasure to blame. If you’re not a Stephen King fan, how about that old movie “Multiplicity?” That brings along a gaggle of unending generational issues.
Although, I don’t believe cloning will adversely effect pet overpopulation until they start issuing “Clone One, Clone Another One Free coupons” I do have issues with adding to an already strained animal population control problem. If you clone a speutered dog, do you get speutered puppies? If not, they need to go back to the lab.
And last but certainly not least, does the Middle East have a problem with celibate camels?
Couldn’t have said it better myself guys …. BOL … This is so sad … it’s humorous!!!
Also, there’s no guarantee the clone will have the same disposition as the dog…I was watching “This American Life” an HBO Documentary series and there was a man who had his pet bull cloned after it died (it was a family pet and show bull) and it gored him twice! He didn’t seem to understand that although it was a clone it wasn’t the same bull — it had some serious agression issues — you could end up with more than you bargained for with a cloned dog!
Kenyons Mom thanks,bol. :O) I could not say it better!!
I don’t think they can clone personality .Her money would help a whole lot of pitties in need in her home state alone.Then again sadly I don’t have that kind of money to throw around but if I did it sure wouldn’t be for a clone of our beloved girl but help others who are really in need.