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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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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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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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.
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 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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