Posted on 02/10/2005 6:12:11 AM PST by jrestrepo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California lawmaker said on Wednesday he would introduce a bill this week to ban sales of cloned pets, a move that could end a California company's plans to replicate beloved domestic animals.
A ban is necessary because the technology is unregulated and animal shelters are filled to capacity with potential pets, Assembly Member Lloyd Levine said in an interview.
"If you were to use animals for experiments, for agriculture, for all sorts of things, there are all sorts of regulations ... Who knows what's going to happen if these things get released into the wild?" Levine said.
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I am missing somehting here????????????
"Who knows what's going to happen if these things get released into the wild?"
Uh, if they're cats, they'll catch birds and mice. If they're dogs, they'll chase cars.
Both the cloning and the attempt to ban it are kist plain silliness.
Pet Cemetary. Rover will be out for revenge.
Ah the granola state...how refreshing.
The Sixth Day...
So, pets are more sacred thanm human babies??
Hypothetical question: If we cloned Ah-nuld, would the clone be eligible to run for President?
yeah, but Ahnold would just kill his clone...again
No, he killed the OTHER guy's clone.
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