Re-Pet a Reality

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Posted by michael on Thursday December 23, 2004 @05:08AM from the double-your-pleasure dept.

tigerdarklord writes "The Sci-Fi concept of pet cloning has become a commercial venture. Genetic Savings & Clone now not only offers genebanking for your pet (alive or recently dead), but a full service cloning shop. Although they started by producing two clones of the CEO's cat, they have now produced their first commercial clone for a woman from Texas. GSC has modified their cloning procedure to overcome the resemblance issues demonstrated when the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M, created CopyCat. The technology looks promising but the $50,000 price tag will prove to place the service out of the reach of most pet owners."

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I for one by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 05:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Welcome our furry overlords!
1. Re:I for one by mausmalone · 2004-12-23 05:59 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  /me shoots you. twice.
  
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2. Re:I for one by Thangodin · 2004-12-23 06:24 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  $50,000 to clone my cat? Christ, I paid $250 to have the sucker put down, and I thought that was a lot...
Looking forward to it! by AtariAmarok · 2004-12-23 05:09 · Score: 4, Funny

In all of Ruffy's 14 years, I never could teach her not to piddle on the rug. Now I have a second chance to housetrain her once and for all.

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1. Re:Looking forward to it! by magellen · 2004-12-23 05:16 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  for $50,000 I could pay a Penthous Pet to piss on the the carpet for me, I'd take pictures and open up a water games website :)
I wonder by MalaclypseTheYounger · 2004-12-23 05:10 · Score: 5, Funny

I wonder if they can clone my pet bee so I can have a whole Eric-the-bee instead of my Eric-the-half-bee due to his 'accident'.

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1. Re:I wonder by dsheeks · 2004-12-23 05:28 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Great idea. We just need a "Whole Cat/Dog/Bee/etc. Life Insurance Policy". Based on the life expectancy of the cat, (12 years for indoor cat, 6 months for outdoor cat near the Interstate, etc.), they save a few cat cells and collect between $350 and $8333 per month. If the cat dies early, they replace it with an exact replica (minus wear), or if the cat outlives the policy you get to collect dividend payments until the cat kicks off. You could even have a cash payout clause in case it turns out you don't really like the insured cat afterall. Petropolitan Life anyone (sorry for the bad pub).
I tawt I taw a puddy cat... by andreMA · 2004-12-23 05:10 · Score: 3, Funny

again...
Is the RIAA ok with this? by AtariAmarok · 2004-12-23 05:11 · Score: 4, Funny

"Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M, created CopyCat"
Someone better check with the RIAA to make sure that this does not violate the DMCA.

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$50,000.... by Tebriel · 2004-12-23 05:13 · Score: 3, Funny

is a lot of money for the "same" pet to piss all over the carpet.

I'll just go down to the pound and get a pet for $20 to piss all over the carpet, thanks.

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Genetic Savings & Clone by Otter · 2004-12-23 05:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Whatever you think of the business model, that name freaking rocks.
I mean, it would be stupid in a science fiction story, but to actually operate under that name has to earn some points.

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I'm going to enter the equine cloning market by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 05:20 · Score: 2, Funny

Let's see if CopyCat can keep up with PlagiarAss technology.
Inevitably the same by wombatmobile · 2004-12-23 05:21 · Score: 5, Funny

It'll be the same cat. For the same reason that your girlfriend is turning into her mother.
Investment in the Future of Technology by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 05:22 · Score: 1, Funny

I feel thankful and grateful for these pioneer-customers who are contributing to making a better future.
The guys paying $200000 for a seat in Virgin/Scaled/SpaceShip2 will let my kids fly in space.
The guys paying $50000 for cloning their pets will let my kids live forever.
Let's appreciate these guys instead of insulting them.
Re:More money than brains I guess by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 05:23 · Score: 1, Funny

who want to have companions that they can control.

You've never owned a cat, have you?
Re:A hot girl's DNA by plover · 2004-12-23 05:30 · Score: 4, Funny

and I used this service, would the clone be "owned" by me? Could I force it to have sex with me whenever I wanted?
Why do you think the first thing the Scottish scientist cloned was a sheep?
A girrrrllllll sheep...
This is going to be the best prom EVER!

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Re:More money than brains I guess by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 06:09 · Score: 1, Funny

You could argue that it was a $50k investment towards the practitioners of vetrenary science, which I'm sure bennefits the rest of society somehow.

Ah, but what if said paractitioners take the $50k and spend it all on "gas-guzzling cars, old growth wood, clothes made from slave labour, stuff like that"?
Re:Looking forward to the spinoff technologies by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 06:33 · Score: 1, Funny

Because remember kids, humanity is not part of nature. We are not part of the ecosystem. We are a virus or a plague made on mars with no buisness here.
Re:More ammo for Osama by Moofie · 2004-12-23 09:05 · Score: 3, Funny

Discrete means that there are separate ones. Discreet means that they keep their mouths shut.

If they are discreet, you wouldn't know about them, would you?

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Re:Immortality? by Bronster · 2004-12-23 16:31 · Score: 2, Funny

If I took a bullet to the head, it wouldn't give me much comfort to know I had a brother as 'backup' though

No, but it might give some comfort to your wife ;p