Should have been more specific...sorry.
The moral objections come to the cloning of humans. Having said that, I would have grave concerns on a moral basis regarding the cloning multiple species together. I think a person is playing with fire when he does that.
Gen 1:21 So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.Gen 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
Gen 1:23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
Gen 1:24 And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. Gen 1:25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Mixing the genes from multiple species of organisms just doesn't sound like "according to its kind." Genetic engineering and cloning of plants has, so far, worked out very well. But, at the same time, I think we're playing with fire and need to be exceedingly careful so to not be burned.
But back to your original question, the blanket statement frankly is in regards to humans.
> Mixing the genes from multiple species of organisms just doesn't sound like "according to its kind."
Then it'd be a "new kind," and your objection would be moot.