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California company sells cloned cat, generating ethics debate
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| 12/22/4
| PAUL ELIAS
Posted on 12/22/2004 3:55:52 PM PST by SmithL
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Julie holds Little Nicky, the first cloned cat sold by the Sausalito-based Genetic Savings and Clone.
Little Nicky was cloned from a deceased cat owned by a Texas woman.
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posted on
12/22/2004 3:55:52 PM PST
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
Ethical issues aside, that is one adorable kitten.
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posted on
12/22/2004 3:57:19 PM PST
by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
To: SandyInSeattle
It is adorable. On the other hand I'm sure her local humane society has more than a few just as cute.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:01:11 PM PST
by
AirForceMom
(Merry Christmas!)
To: SandyInSeattle
Ethical issues aside, that is one adorable kitten.Its fur is poisonous quills, and it can shoot heat rays out of its eyes.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:02:43 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
To: SmithL
Did anyone see that Schwartzenegger movie where they have stores like these at malls called: REPET.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:03:36 PM PST
by
Hildy
( To work is to dance, to live is to worship, to breathe is to love.)
To: SandyInSeattle
Ethical issues aside, that is one adorable kitten. Yeah, and the cat she's holding is cute too. :-)
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:05:07 PM PST
by
bob808
To: Lazamataz
Its fur is poisonous quills, and it can shoot heat rays out of its eyes. Like this?
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:07:07 PM PST
by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
To: bob808
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:07:27 PM PST
by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
To: SandyInSeattle
Somewhat like that.
Only cloney-er.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:10:34 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
To: AirForceMom
I agree. All of my cats came from the humane society or were strays I picked up. Paying $50,000 for a feline friend is demented.
To: Lazamataz
Its fur is poisonous quills, and it can shoot heat rays out of its eyes. And it knows what you're thinking. Better think only good thoughts or it will preemptively urinate on your bed sheets. Beware the cloned cats.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:12:42 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Time to let slip the dogs...)
To: ross_poldark
Our local shelter is in trouble ( like everything else in NY). She could have adopted a kitten for $50.00 and donated the rest to her SPCA. $50 grand.......I wonder what something as big as a horse might cost?
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:18:20 PM PST
by
AirForceMom
(Merry Christmas!)
To: ross_poldark
It is for people with more dollars than sense. Kalifornia, what a surprise.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:21:06 PM PST
by
stm
To: stm
A fool and his money are soon parted . . .
To: bob808
I'm still waiting for delivery of the Kobe Tai clone I ordered.
If a small cat was $50,000 I hate to think what my bill will be.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:36:14 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know.)
To: AirForceMom
I live in the SF Bay area and the shelters around here are hard up, too. With so many cats running around Oakland, I can have my pick, just by giving them some food and water. It gets a cat off the street, frees up space at the SPCA, and I get a pet.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:36:28 PM PST
by
ross_poldark
(I have dogs, too!)
To: ross_poldark
Two of our three cats were strays that found us. We fed them, captured them, took them the vet for shots and spaying, and we're all happy. Why pay $50,000 for a clone when there are so many stray or abandoned little animals that need a home?
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:39:48 PM PST
by
.38sw
To: ross_poldark
For someone with $100,000.00, $50,000.00 might seem like a huge sum...For someone with $100,000,000.00, $50,000.00 is a mere pittance..
It is all a matter of perspective...
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:40:19 PM PST
by
dakine
To: SmithL
Here we goooooo......
It is NOT the cat that died but I suppose some fool will think their lost spouse,child or worker can be cloned and will be the same as the original.
To: ross_poldark
Good for you! My daughter wanted to get her cat a buddy, so we checked out PetSmart. They had a beautiful grey and black cat that was picked up as a stray. Everyone had told us she didn't want a stray, it would be mean. This cat is nicer than her homegrown and raised cat.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:41:46 PM PST
by
AirForceMom
(Merry Christmas!)
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