There are now a number of companies who will clone your pets for you. This costs up to US $100,000. The process is quite reliable and will take about 6 months.
I believe that if people want to clone their pets they can and if people don't, they don't have to.
If your pet dies it can be really hard for you, so if you clone your pet with their DNA it can come back to life so then you don't have to be sad for a few years.
It might not work on pets that have been dead for over 5 days but their was one couple (on a website I read! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12133278/First-British-couple-to-clone-dead-pet-dog-pick-up-puppies-from-South-Korea.html ) that didn't care so they sent the pets DNA to South Korea to be cloned and it worked. So they have a replica of their dog.
Even though it cost a lot of money and it takes over six months to complete, it's totally worth it because you can have your pet back ( if it dies ) or have two pets with the same personality.
Cloning only gives you a genetically identical animal, not a replacement. If someone replaced your family member with a clone, you would still miss the original. Also over cloning leads to a reduction in the gene pool, which means future generations face a greater chance of abnormalities and sickness. Cloning needs to be tightly controlled
I believe people should be able to clone their pets because it may cost a lot of money but it is worth it because you get your pet back that might have lots of meaning to you. The great thing is that you can clone your pet when it’s alive so they can have a friend to play with and you can also clone your pet when it’s dead so you can have your loving little animal back or in some peoples case your little brat back. The process of cloning your pet may take a while but in the end you will have an identical replica of your pet with all the same features and personalities. Some people have a mental problem and they need an animal to keep them company but when the pet dies the person will be upset and may never have the same connection to another pet so that would be a good situation to clone your pet to keep the kid happy. So this is why I am FOR cloning pets.
Their are way to many kinks in cloning! What kinks? Well their has been proven to be at least 100 failed animal cloning's also this generates diseases and even new diseases.
Scientists can not work out how there have been so many failures and many, many kinks. So in another way this is just animal cruelty this includes shorter life expectancy. There is far to much DNA wasted.
One family in England sent there dog in to get cloned they gave all DNA possible and yet all was lost of their Grandfathers dog the one thing he had 1 week before they sent in the dog the Grandad died all he had his, legacy lost due to failed cloning.
Do you have a personal connection to your pet because I know I do. If you lose your pet that you couldn't bear to live with out wouldn't you want to have the chance to continue that relationship with them?
Animals that spare almost extinct can be brought back to life and that would help the world for the better
Cloning pets first originated in Japan in the early 2000s. The company first started making replicas of the original animal. They have been able to clone by manipulating molecules to form the same personality and looks to the original dead animal.
Animals that are almost extinct could be brought back to existence, and that would help our world for the better. E.G. more meat and more animal life.
Cloning farm animals were introduced to increase the quality of meat that us humans eat. When cloning certain types of animals the scientists are able to keep a few similarities to the original animal.
In 2001 Richard Jacques dog Dylan died. But when he found out that cloning was now a thing he did it straight away. 12 days later he was on Japan about to find out the results, they were sitting just there he said “my life has now changed for the better”.
So that is why I believe that cloning pets is a good thing.
I think it is good to be able to clone pets because if your pet unexpectedly passed away you would be able to send the pets DNA to South Korea and get your pet CLONED! It is an amazing process and if you don't believe in those types of things that's fine.
Your cloned pet will have the exact same personality as the passed one so it would be unlikely that your pet will be any different than the original. You can do exactly what you used to do with the old pet so you will love them all the same.
People have already done it in Britain so it IS safe to do so check it out for more info…so if you don't want to suffer years and years of PAIN clone your Doggie-Woggie or your or your Fantastic-Feline and continue like nothing ever happened and have your cuddly companion back!
I have a very old dog who I love very much . I have some questions about cloning though. Will I get exactly the same dog back again as there are a couple of improvements I would like to make even though I love her dearly. For instance she is allergic to red meat- it makes her smell terrible and gives her a bad skin condition! Could they fix that? How many times can my dog be cloned? I would be interested in your answers? Pene
The new dog will be the same as the old one, and they might be able to make improvements (check out GM pets for more info) to the new pet, so if this helps, good. Thanks, Bin
I feel I should correct a misunderstanding here. "Your cloned pet will have the exact same personality as the passed one so it would be unlikely that your pet will be any different than the original. You can do exactly what you used to do with the old pet so you will love them all the same." All untrue. The pet will be a puppy at a different date to the original dog - it's nature and personality will depend on its experiences. If you trained the original but not the clone, it will be disobedient. If the first knew grew up being friends with cats, there is no guarantee the clone won't chase cats. And the puppy that played with the 5 year old you might not get the same attention from the 11-12 year old you.
I have read all your posts with great interest Aspire. This is not something that I know a lot about and so I have learned some things about pet cloning today and then spent a few minutes looking on the internet too! I am still unsure exactly where I sit on this issue though.
From your posts and the few articles I have read I think there are only really two things that I can see that might be of great benefit to us by animal cloning. One is cloning the muscles and flesh of certain animals to create more meat for people although I am still not sure about this one as I have read a bit about genetically modified food and I am convinced that a lot of the health problems of today are caused by messing with the food we eat - whether it is changing the structure of plants like wheat, spraying fruits and vegetables with pesticides which we then eat or many more things like this. I wouldn't eat cloned meat so then why would I want someone else to eat it.
The second is cloning certain parts of animals to use for transplants or to use for scientific testing. This seems the best argument in my opinion as if they are just cloning parts then it is not the same as a living creature and it would significantly cut down on the number of live animals that are used for drug testing etc which is a great thing.
As for the other arguments like bringing back extinct animals or bringing back your pets that you love, I don't think these are good enough reasons. I think that people should have to learn how to lose someone they love - it is how life is supposed to be. And even it you were lucky enough to not have any problems and get exactly the same kind of animal they would be different in the end because they would live a different life with different experiences than your old pet, so then what is the point! Animals go extinct for a reason, sometimes because the things we have done as humans have destroyed their habitat or have put them more in danger of predators. If we bring the animals back then they will go extinct again if we don't fix those problems.
And the list of negatives for animal cloning are much longer and more severe in my opinion. The main ones being health risks to the cloned animal and the one being cloned that can cause death, cruelty or mutations; also there would be less diversity in the world as we would be tempted to clone just the 'best' animals and so there would be less variety of animals in the world which I think would be sad and could cause problems in the future.
Lastly it opens up the door to human cloning which I would be very worried about. All animals including humans are such complex creatures not only made up of matter but also energy and I can't imagine scientists ever truely being able to clone us exactly without problems. I'm sure that science will keep trying and hopefully there will be more benefits than negatives but I think we need to be very careful and move slowly and think about having good rules and laws around animal cloning.
This is very interesting as we've lost several beloved dogs, but from what I know of cloning... It is genetically the same animal, it is not the same animal. As someone has mentioned, it has no experiences, training...it will never be the "same " pet only look the same and should have a similar personality as its genetics dictate, but it will not grow up to be that exact pet, sadly... So I have to say...as much as I'd love to have any number of those dogs and animals back in my life.... May they rest in peace ( RIP) where they are and let us move on to experience new beginnings and stories with other ones! You guys have had hard tasks with these subjects, and have done really well, even though I know you don't all agree with the ' sides' you are on..but great job!
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ReplyDeleteI believe that if people want to clone their pets they can and if people don't, they don't have to.
ReplyDeleteIf your pet dies it can be really hard for you, so if you clone your pet with their DNA it can come back to life so then you don't have to be sad for a few years.
It might not work on pets that have been dead for over 5 days but their was one couple (on a website I read! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12133278/First-British-couple-to-clone-dead-pet-dog-pick-up-puppies-from-South-Korea.html ) that didn't care so they sent the pets DNA to South Korea to be cloned and it worked. So they have a replica of their dog.
Even though it cost a lot of money and it takes over six months to complete, it's totally worth it because you can have your pet back ( if it dies ) or have two pets with the same personality.
Finn Arthur
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DeleteCloning only gives you a genetically identical animal, not a replacement. If someone replaced your family member with a clone, you would still miss the original.
Also over cloning leads to a reduction in the gene pool, which means future generations face a greater chance of abnormalities and sickness. Cloning needs to be tightly controlled
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ReplyDeleteI believe people should be able to clone their pets because it may cost a lot of money but it is worth it because you get your pet back that might have lots of meaning to you. The great thing is that you can clone your pet when it’s alive so they can have a friend to play with and you can also clone your pet when it’s dead so you can have your loving little animal back or in some peoples case your little brat back. The process of cloning your pet may take a while but in the end you will have an identical replica of your pet with all the same features and personalities. Some people have a mental problem and they need an animal to keep them company but when the pet dies the person will be upset and may never have the same connection to another pet so that would be a good situation to clone your pet to keep the kid happy. So this is why I am FOR cloning pets.
ReplyDeleteGrace van Klink
Their are way to many kinks in cloning! What kinks? Well their has been proven to be at least 100 failed animal cloning's also this generates diseases and even new diseases.
ReplyDeleteScientists can not work out how there have been so many failures and many, many kinks. So in another way this is just animal cruelty this includes shorter life expectancy. There is far to much DNA wasted.
One family in England sent there dog in to get cloned they gave all DNA possible and yet all was lost of their Grandfathers dog the one thing he had 1 week before they sent in the dog the Grandad died all he had his, legacy lost due to failed cloning.
Samuel Ryder
Do you have a personal connection to your pet because I know I do. If you lose your pet that you couldn't bear to live with out wouldn't you want to have the chance to continue that relationship with them?
DeleteAnimals that spare almost extinct can be brought back to life and that would help the world for the better
Lachlan jones
Cloning pets first originated in Japan in the early 2000s. The company first started making replicas of the original animal. They have been able to clone by manipulating molecules to form the same personality and looks to the original dead animal.
ReplyDeleteAnimals that are almost extinct could be brought back to existence, and that would help our world for the better. E.G. more meat and more animal life.
Cloning farm animals were introduced to increase the quality of meat that us humans eat. When cloning certain types of animals the scientists are able to keep a few similarities to the original animal.
In 2001 Richard Jacques dog Dylan died. But when he found out that cloning was now a thing he did it straight away. 12 days later he was on Japan about to find out the results, they were sitting just there he said “my life has now changed for the better”.
So that is why I believe that cloning pets is a good thing.
Lachlan jones
I think it is good to be able to clone pets because if your pet unexpectedly passed away you would be able to send the pets DNA to South Korea and get your pet CLONED! It is an amazing process and if you don't believe in those types of things that's fine.
ReplyDeleteYour cloned pet will have the exact same personality as the passed one so it would be unlikely that your pet will be any different than the original. You can do exactly what you used to do with the old pet so you will love them all the same.
People have already done it in Britain so it IS safe to do so check it out for more info…so if you don't want to suffer years and years of PAIN clone your Doggie-Woggie or your or your Fantastic-Feline and continue like nothing ever happened and have your cuddly companion back!
Ben/Bin Anngow
I think you are right in you comment because if your pet dies you can have the same pet that you had before it died
DeleteBen you are completely right and it would be nice to have your pet back to life.
Delete-Kyle Smith
I agree with you Ben with what you said about if you're pet died and then cloning it.
ReplyDeleteI have a very old dog who I love very much . I have some questions about cloning though. Will I get exactly the same dog back again as there are a couple of improvements I would like to make even though I love her dearly. For instance she is allergic to red meat- it makes her smell terrible and gives her a bad skin condition! Could they fix that? How many times can my dog be cloned? I would be interested in your answers?
ReplyDeletePene
The new dog will be the same as the old one, and they might be able to make improvements (check out GM pets for more info) to the new pet, so if this helps, good.
DeleteThanks, Bin
I feel I should correct a misunderstanding here.
ReplyDelete"Your cloned pet will have the exact same personality as the passed one so it would be unlikely that your pet will be any different than the original. You can do exactly what you used to do with the old pet so you will love them all the same."
All untrue.
The pet will be a puppy at a different date to the original dog - it's nature and personality will depend on its experiences. If you trained the original but not the clone, it will be disobedient. If the first knew grew up being friends with cats, there is no guarantee the clone won't chase cats. And the puppy that played with the 5 year old you might not get the same attention from the 11-12 year old you.
Sorry I can't properly reply if I don't know your name.
ReplyDeleteI have read all your posts with great interest Aspire. This is not something that I know a lot about and so I have learned some things about pet cloning today and then spent a few minutes looking on the internet too! I am still unsure exactly where I sit on this issue though.
ReplyDeleteFrom your posts and the few articles I have read I think there are only really two things that I can see that might be of great benefit to us by animal cloning. One is cloning the muscles and flesh of certain animals to create more meat for people although I am still not sure about this one as I have read a bit about genetically modified food and I am convinced that a lot of the health problems of today are caused by messing with the food we eat - whether it is changing the structure of plants like wheat, spraying fruits and vegetables with pesticides which we then eat or many more things like this. I wouldn't eat cloned meat so then why would I want someone else to eat it.
The second is cloning certain parts of animals to use for transplants or to use for scientific testing. This seems the best argument in my opinion as if they are just cloning parts then it is not the same as a living creature and it would significantly cut down on the number of live animals that are used for drug testing etc which is a great thing.
As for the other arguments like bringing back extinct animals or bringing back your pets that you love, I don't think these are good enough reasons. I think that people should have to learn how to lose someone they love - it is how life is supposed to be. And even it you were lucky enough to not have any problems and get exactly the same kind of animal they would be different in the end because they would live a different life with different experiences than your old pet, so then what is the point! Animals go extinct for a reason, sometimes because the things we have done as humans have destroyed their habitat or have put them more in danger of predators. If we bring the animals back then they will go extinct again if we don't fix those problems.
And the list of negatives for animal cloning are much longer and more severe in my opinion. The main ones being health risks to the cloned animal and the one being cloned that can cause death, cruelty or mutations; also there would be less diversity in the world as we would be tempted to clone just the 'best' animals and so there would be less variety of animals in the world which I think would be sad and could cause problems in the future.
Lastly it opens up the door to human cloning which I would be very worried about. All animals including humans are such complex creatures not only made up of matter but also energy and I can't imagine scientists ever truely being able to clone us exactly without problems. I'm sure that science will keep trying and hopefully there will be more benefits than negatives but I think we need to be very careful and move slowly and think about having good rules and laws around animal cloning.
Thanks for reading
Angie Kerry
This is very interesting as we've lost several beloved dogs, but from what I know of cloning... It is genetically the same animal, it is not the same animal. As someone has mentioned, it has no experiences, training...it will never be the "same " pet only look the same and should have a similar personality as its genetics dictate, but it will not grow up to be that exact pet, sadly... So I have to say...as much as I'd love to have any number of those dogs and animals back in my life.... May they rest in peace ( RIP) where they are and let us move on to experience new beginnings and stories with other ones!
ReplyDeleteYou guys have had hard tasks with these subjects, and have done really well, even though I know you don't all agree with the ' sides' you are on..but great job!
Thanks Kieran, I understand what you think about letting them RIP, you almost made me change my mind🙂.
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