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I don't like the idea of cloning your cat and dog because Their are thousands if not millions of animals being euthanized every year because they have no home. Cloning is too radical for me!

My dog Pepper died in August 2007. Pepper was our family pet for 17 years. We loved him very much and still miss him. I would not have considered cloning him for all the money in the world. Let's face it. It would not be the same. Besides, there are too many animals in shelters and pounds that need good homes. I would no way consider this.

I have to admit that the idea of having my dog cloned sounds weird. If I were to loose a dog that I love I would want it to go to dog heaven and get another dog that deserves to be loved. I honestly can not see paying that kind of money. It seems pointless.

I don't like the idea..at all. Why copy something that was special..it wouldn't be as special if it can just be copied.

I would rather give a dog from the shelter a chance at life, than spending thousands of dollars to create a new one.

As much as we love our dogs (past and present), I would want to adopt from a shelter/pet rescue. There are far too many existing pets that are in need of a home. As far as cloning to replace defective organs or body parts, i'm all for it, but knowing how expensive it is (even with health insurance if you're fortunate to have it) would probably not be within the financial reach of the people/pets that would need it. Money can equal longevity.

I agree, as much as I love my little dog there are to many in shelters that need a good home. I could never clone my little chi, my Corona is one of a kind. Please adopt/rescue if you want a dog.

Whew this is a good one.....Why would anyone even consider this? I have had as many as 4 dogs at one time...Loved each one of them so much...but because they were different!Not a day goes by that I don't think of each of them and their own special traits. So many thousands of homeless animals each and everyone so very different. That's what makes them special. So...please adopt/rescue. But if they can safely and with regulation clone body parts to prevent or cure diseases. Definately yes. If they can make replacement body parts to provide a better quality of life for someone...well, let's say I am ready for the experiment.

That is pretty sad. There are too many animals in need of a good home and I hate the fact that they are messing with nature. God has placed too many animals on this earth to have them cloned.

i love dogs but cloning is not the answer.. there are sooo many animals in shelters that need homes...

I have two dogs I love dearly but cloning isn't the answer. There will never be another "original" and from articles I've read about cloning the cloned animals have many problems. I agree with the comments that we do not have the right to play God and there are many puppies and dogs out there that have no one to care for them.

As much as I love my dog, Herr Axel Von Der Blau Mond, a large blue Doberman Pinscher (and I don't think I could love him any more if he were a child) he has had his problems with a weak stomach, bad liver and joint troubles. Would cloning mean that I would "get" to go through all of his health problems again, and repeat spending all the money for his cures? That's cloning, right? An exact replica? So as much as I love his sweet personality and friendly disposition, I would have to say that unless they also found a way to make him 100% healthy, my answer would have to be a resounding "NO"! If he were already 100%, I might be for it, if the price were right. However, I've just heard that they haven't got the cloning right and the animals have only lived for 6 years. I would hate to only have my new dog for 6 years when he should live for twice that. Until they have it "down pat", I would say "no". I definately would not be up for experimentation with my feelings.

Cloning is just wrong. There are already so many dogs in shelters and that are being euthanized daily plus the ones in puppy mills - people are trying to play God here - i am totally against it

I have a beautiful little dog. I got him from the ALP because he had been hit and had to have some extensive surgery on his hip. I fell in love with him and adopted him. He is a Tibetan Spaniel. He is rare. I do not believe in cloning of animals. There are to many already that are not being taken of properly. They are either homeless or not appreciated by most. Even is my little fellow dies, I could not replace him with a clone. It would not be the same. He is one of a kind.

The concept is interesting. I have loved all of my pets and really wanted them to live forever, but the next one was always just as special, in a different way. I would hate to miss that by having a cloned pet.

Change is hard for people, but we need it to keep growing.

Move on and try something new.

(The ethical issues of cloing are too numerous to begin to discuss, but it if leads to cures for diseases, it's a good thing, over all. As with anything else, the potential for abuse and misuse is great.)