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Would you consider having a beloved pet cloned? If money were no object, cloning your pet?
Tall Mary   Advanced Beginner NV USA Member since 12/7/04 Posts: 497	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 11:24 AM On TLC last night I watched a show which showed several people who had paid $50,000 per cloning procedure to have deceased pets replicated. I started thinking about how much I missed my one and only pet mini-poodle who passed away in Sept. 2011 and whether I would consider the cloning idea. My hubby said that he would. What do you think about having it done if you could afford it? Kathy ------ Sewing and reading about sewing are daily pleasures. I hope to use up lots of stash in 2012. 2011-Sewing from Stash-SABLE
birdmcfarland Intermediate PA USA Member since 8/1/08 Posts: 924	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 11:34 AM No. It's absurd and selfish, especially when between 3 and 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized each year in the United States simply because too many people give up their pets and too few people adopt from shelters. The last thing this planet needs is another dog when they are being discarded by the millions.
LuceLu   Advanced Beginner NY USA Member since 8/4/06 Posts: 1385	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 11:36 AM No. Unless of course, it died right on the verge of finding a cure for cancer.
quiltingwolf Advanced MD USA Member since 12/15/02 Posts: 4986	Login to reply to this post In reply to Tall Mary Like this post Date: 1/12/12 11:47 AM I watched this also last night as I just lost my dog a week ago. I can understand the grief these people had. And the desire for have your pet back again. BUT you aren't getting your same pet back just a physical copy of them not a mental one as they are shaped as we are by our experiences. It was a little creepy how the cloned pets seemed to "know" their owners. But it's rather scary where all this could lead. And there are millions of animals that need homes. And upsets the balance of nature. But honestly if I had a spare $50K laying last week I definitely would have thought of it. I still miss my dog terribly and will for some time. But she's where she is supposed to be. This is all about the owners no thought given to the pets. We know nothing of he afterlife as we aren't supposed to and we shouldn't play God. ------ quiltingwolf.blogspot.com
purplebouquet Advanced AR USA Member since 11/16/05 Posts: 1002	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 12:11 PM I wouldn't, and I wouldn't try to clone a beloved person either no much I was hurting because of their death. Aren't we all unique and worthy of being loved and remembered for our uniqueness? If copy-cats ran around, we'd become mass merchandise, easily disposed of, easily replaced--never cherished. I am sorry for your loss. Claudia
SunnyAlta Intermediate Member since 7/11/10 Posts: 253	Login to reply to this post In reply to Tall Mary Like this post Date: 1/12/12 12:16 PM No, I wouldn't. As someone said, it's a body cloned, not the personality.
AliceM Advanced IL USA Member since 4/30/05 Posts: 1550	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 12:24 PM Each pet is unique. We have had many cats and one wonderful dog. If the original pet was cloned we would have missed out on all of the other ones we've had through the years. Every animal we have had has been very special even though their personalities were different and all of them have come from shelters or just showed up at the door and adopted us.
CJ Tinkle Intermediate AR USA Member since 2/5/06 Posts: 963	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 12:28 PM No but I might clone myself, think of all the sewing I could get done while my other self deals with everything else! :) ------ Bernina Artista 630 ✂ Bernina Aurora 430 ✂ Bernina 1300MDC ✂ Babylock BLCS ✂ APQS Millennium ✂ Juki TL2010Q ✂ Singer 201-2 ✂ Singer 301 ✂ Singer 401A ✂ Singer 15-91 ✂ Singer Featherweight 222K ✂ Singer Featherweight 221 www.tinkletimes.com
pfaffkj Intermediate TN USA Member since 7/28/05 Posts: 461	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 12:34 PM I wouldn't either. I didn't see the show last night, but saw a teaser segment on Good Morning America yesterday morning. I understand the grief of losing a beloved pet. I'd love to have that pup-girl back with me, but that is just not how things work in this world. After we recovered from our much-loved girl passing, we got another dog -- Bubba is so very different from Brandy. And I love him just as dearly. One thought that flitted through my brain while watching the TV segment was how much I would have missed by 'replacing' Brandy -- I would have never known the joy that is purely Bubba! ------ Karen Yards in stash: I don't want to know! 2013 yards sewn: 1 2013 yards bought: 5
Deb Fox Intermediate FL USA Member since 8/26/05 Posts: 1175	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/12/12 12:52 PM I would not have my sweet Ginger cloned, but I would definitely invest that kind of money into a way to keep her alive and healthy for a long, long time. She's 10 or 11 now, and is just starting to show a few signs of middle age. I told her the other day that it is not fair that she will not be with me the rest of my life. She will be my last dog, though. I know I could not go through the emotional hell of losing more than one.... ------ Deb: www.thinkingcouture.blogspot.com

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