Is it wrong to clone a

beloved dead pet?

BASIC INFORMATION

AUTHOR: PAULA COCOZZA

TITLE: COPYCAT CULTURE: IS IT WRONG TO
CLONE A BELOVED DEAD PET?
DATE OF PUBLICATON: 28/FEB/2018
NEWSPAPER: THE GUARDIAN
▶ Burgeoning international industry
▶ The first pet to be cloned was a cat at Texas A&M
University in 2001
▶ the first dog was cloned at Seoul National
University in 2005
Diane von Furstenburg
Barbra Streisand
 How exactly does one clone
You need a pet?
money!!

To clone a dog $50.000 USD

To clone a cat $25.000 USD

Sooam in South Korea to have created

more than 1,000 clones since 2006
▶ Cloning requires a biopsy to extract tissue
from the original pet.

▶ The RSPCA has “serious ethical and welfare

concerns around the application of cloning
technology to animals”.
 Conclusion

▶ Flourishing international industry

▶ Problems ethical and welfare

 Debate

If you had enough money, would you clone

your pet?
THANKS!