Originally posted by maxx's mom
Hot topic! I saw that program too, about the guy who owns Phoenix College (or whatever it's called) and he's spending millions trying to get his dog cloned. I think it opens too many doors that humankind is not ready or will ever be ready to deal with. Scientists tend to say that it's for medical research, but there are so many scary directions this could take. It's playing God. Creation should be left up to the man upstairs. He knows what he's doing.
I couldn't agree more!! This is absolutely right. I can't tell you all how many times I have seen ads...yup...ADS for cloning your pet!!! I tell you I am a bit aghast at this. I really don't think it's right for humankind to play God. Medical research, maybe...cloning tissues?? OK...cloning body parts?? OK...but with advertisements about cloning pets...that goes beyond medical research and into a realm that we shouldn't be playing in just because we can, and that's what I see when I look at those ads. Hey look at what we can do!! Sometimes people know just enough to get them into trouble....and that's a bit scarey.
Cloning for the sake of saving a specie that is highly endangered...I can accept that. After all, why is it that species become endangered or extinct in the first place?? Because of humankind. I can understand using this knowledge to help put back what we have destroyed...
I love my babies. I know I'll be devastated when they travel on to the Rainbow Bridge, but like you all have already mentioned...cloning wouldn't be the answer to the sorrow that comes when you lose a loved one. Cloning won't bring them back. A clone may look the same, but isn't it the personality that we love most about our pets? That won't be the same. I agree too, that there are just too many homeless pets needing loving forever homes...and that's the way I will always choose to go when I want to adopt another furkid. There will be another unique personality that I will fall in love with and can give a home to and open my heart to. Sure, no one can be the same or even replace our kids, but it's the uniqueness, and the personalities that shape who we are and those we love...and this includes our unique pets!! I love them for being them...and nothing could replace that.
**hugs** to you all and our furkids! Hug them tight and love them with all your might