It is now a battle between the dog cloning profiteers, for who actually has the right to clone dogs. RNL Bio based out of South Korea, has just announced it's dog cloning ability and desire to commercially clone your pet, provided that you have a lot of cash. OK, they didn't say it that way, but that is basically what it amounts to. BioArts International is fuming and refers to RNL Bio as black market cloners. Lately, I have been interested in BioArts International's dog cloning service. If you want to get up to speed on who Bioarts International is, here are some recent posts I have made regarding their service:
Dogs Cloned by BioArts International
Update on BioArts International Dog Cloning
Golden Clone Giveaway ~ Win a Cloned Dog!
At any rate RNL Bio has 4 puppy clones, and they are selling 2 of them to anyone at a half a million dollars each. They are clones of a dog named Marine, that has been trained to sniff out cancer. The other 2 puppies will be kept and trained to sniff out human cancer cells. I think it is remarkable that a dog can sniff out cancer, but gee aren't there more accurate medical tests out there? What happens if you get a positive sniff, don't you just end up taking all the medical tests anyway? This isn't RNL Bio's first dog cloning success. They actually cloned the first dog ever, an Afghan hound back in 2005. RNL Bio is also cloning a pit bull named "booger" from California for the low low price of $150,000. That is probably about $100,000 less than BioArts International.
I wish all this money could be used to help feed and shelter all the poor homeless dogs that are in such desperate need of a home. Instead of cloning your dog, why not adopt a puppy or dog that would be put down? In memory of your dog, save an unwanted shelter dog from death. That would be an extreme act of kindness, and a greater tribute to your dog that has passed away, I think.
