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[|Cat Cloning] March 25,2004

Due to recent scientific discoveries, cats may be able to have more than 9 lives. The company that first cloned a cat in 2002 is officially commercial. Although it is very expensive, a cloned cat is a unique, special animal that shares the same genes as the original cat. This same company is working on cloning dogs. Dogs are harder to clone than cats, but the company is confident that they are close to success.

Still, there are important health factors that need to be taken into consideration. Many mammals that are cloned never reach adulthood. Health problems in cloned animals can range from very mild to fatal. Some species, such as cats, seem to produce healthier clones than others. People clone their pets because they will have trouble with losing them. Shelters kill millions of pets each year, so some believe pet cloning should not be done. There is also the problem of over population. Cloning is an important issue, and just goes to show the scientific advancement of the 20th century.

pmaithel March 10, 2010