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Trackr, 9/11 Rescue Dog, Cloned in Best Friends Again Contest: Should BioArt International be allowed to clone?

Creamy June 19, 2009 00:28:53

Trackr, a German Shepherd that searched for 9/11 survivors at the World Trade Center, has been cloned after his owner, James Symington, won a Best Friends Again contest. The Best Friends Again contest was run by BioArt International and cloned Trackr five times. German Shepherd puppies, Trustt, Valor, Prodigy, Solace, and Deja Vu are

Trackr was cloned by cloning specialist Hwang Woo-Suk of South Korea. BioArt International typically charges about $150,000 to clone a pet.

But the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says that cloned animals, (in this case, dogs) is dangerous because cloning has not been perfected and anatomical and physiological differences can cause the cloned animal pain.

Should BioArt International be allowed to clone animals?
 BioArt International should be allowed to clone animals like Trackr, the 9/11 rescue dog
BioArt International should not be allowed to clone animals, Trackr's clones may have health issues
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  • +3 raves Jezebel June 19, 2009 00:33:56
    Jezebel

    BioArt International should not be allowed to clone animals, Trackr's clones may have health issues

    That's stupid. There are plenty of unwanted, sweet animals at animal shelters everywhere, so why just create another?
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  • jellyfish July 14, 2009 20:24:10
    jellyfish

    BioArt International should not be allowed to clone animals, Trackr's clones may have health issues

    BOO HISS!!! There are hundreds of thousands of perfectly acceptable animals euthanized every year because there aren't enough homes. Why would anyone do this? AWFUL!
  • RetroMetro^^ June 24, 2009 21:06:29
    RetroMetro^^

    BioArt International should not be allowed to clone animals, Trackr's clones may have health issues

    Yes, why can't you just wait for nature to do it's thing? Cloning is just unnatural..it's weird. People need to do better things with their time.
  • BJet June 21, 2009 02:57:25 (edited)
    BJet

    I think BioArt International...

    ...had learned from the learned about a dog the boy loved was replaced and was looked very much alike.
  • Rubyzandra June 19, 2009 23:10:20 (edited)
    Rubyzandra

    I think BioArt International...

    As long as a balance in the population of animals is kept. For every good animal they clone, a dangerous animal should be executed.
  • Anne Cullen June 19, 2009 21:26:14
    Anne Cullen

    BioArt International should not be allowed to clone animals, Trackr's clones may have health issues

    poor doggys
  • Nika June 19, 2009 20:20:49
    Nika

    BioArt International should not be allowed to clone animals, Trackr's clones may have health issues

    cloning should not be allowed period. It's sick and wrong and unatural. And creepy. Who knows how long until they decide cloning humans is ok? Wrong, wrong, wrong! sick wrong unatural creepy decide cloning humans wrong wrong wrong
  • ronaldo7 June 19, 2009 18:26:01
    ronaldo7

    BioArt International should be allowed to clone animals like Trackr, the 9/11 rescue dog

    yea that would be alsome and if they were really good then they wouldnt go away
  • sylvia June 19, 2009 17:31:54
    sylvia

    BioArt International should be allowed to clone animals like Trackr, the 9/11 rescue dog

    yes
  • celestie June 19, 2009 15:14:06
    celestie

    BioArt International should be allowed to clone animals like Trackr, the 9/11 rescue dog

    i think they should pefect it before the do but it would be cool if it was perfectly harmless clone animals trackr 911 rescue dog pefect cool perfectly harmless to clone ur pet
  • Kerri June 19, 2009 11:42:56 (edited)
    Kerri

    BioArt International should be allowed to clone animals like Trackr, the 9/11 rescue dog

    YES....Last time I looked we were still a free country.



    If I could ...I would have cloned the GS I lost last year.

    He looked just like Tracker,,,and prob just as smart!
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    Elizabeth June 19, 2009 03:35:29
    Elizabeth

    I think BioArt International...

    I would have to know much more about advantages as well as potential consequences before making an intelligent decision. To say something like this should be allowed or forbidden seems to be way too simplistic an approach.
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    Jezebel June 19, 2009 00:33:56
    Jezebel

    BioArt International should not be allowed to clone animals, Trackr's clones may have health issues

    That's stupid. There are plenty of unwanted, sweet animals at animal shelters everywhere, so why just create another?
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