Puppies Successfully Cloned… For a Price

A story about an American woman who paid fifty thousand dollars to have her dog cloned made headlines this week. The story in short, if you missed it: she lost her dog Booger two years ago. Once dog cloning became available, she sold her home to finance the project to clone her lost pup. About a week ago, two surrogate mothers gave birth to five pit bull puppies — all clones of Booger. I have mixed feelings about this, to be honest. It’s a lot of money to spend, for one thing. That money could have helped a lot of … Continue reading

Cloned Puppies Up for Auction

Would you clone a beloved pet? How much would a cloned pet be worth to you? A biotech company in northern California called BioArts International is auctioning off five chances to have a cloned dog. The auction begins on June 18th and bidding starts at one hundred thousand dollars. BioArts calls the project “Best Friends Again”. The chief executive for BioArts International once ran Genetic Savings & Clone, a company that offered to clone pet cats for a mere fifty thousand dollars. The company folded in 2006 because few pet owners could afford to pay that much. So why try … Continue reading