That is just wrong how could you do that to that poor dog. I am sorry but cloning is just wrong for any reason. It defies natural laws and should never be done Dx

It is terrible when a pet dies but I sure wouldn't clone any of my pets.That is playing God!!!

I think, death should be kept natural. If it was someone's/something's time to go, then that's it. No trying to defy the laws of life & death.

im sorry, but really? 155k to replace your dog? it is just a dog because of the fact that cloning doesnt mean that the dog will 1. know you 2. act the same 3. or even feel the same. if you want to replace your dog, go to the pet store and buy a new one, that 155k could be put to far better use. hopefully i didnt just pin a target on my back. just saying how i feel.

Who knows if a cloned dog is a healthy dog. I would never spend so much money on a copy of my dog - I'd adopt a new one instead and if I got too much money on my hands I'd just donate a bit too.

Even a clone is not the same dog. Not only genes, but environment also affects us. Identical twins share the same genes, but they are far from the same person.

thats crazy id just geta new one and make a little like tomb stone int he yard for the old pet id never clone it itd never be the same old pet as the first

even though the cloned dog is genetically the same it will never be the SAME dog. xxx

I love my dog, and sure I'd clone him, but not for that much. Plus a new dog could be cool. But, I don't think cloning is wrong.

It's amazing how they can do such a thing, but are there any guarantees that after you cloned the dog, it'll have the same personalities and so forth?
If not, then I don't understand why it's done.
It's just like getting a new pet, and you have to start the whole bonding thing over.
Besides, there are so many dogs out there that needs a home.
Why not adopt a dog or put the money to help other dogs find a home rather spending all that money?
Not to be mean, but it's just gonna die again. >.<;

It's not even your real dog people! It's just the body, not his spirit! Geez, people don't think anymore nowadays!

i dont think cloning is wrong. but yeah, it will never be the same dog.

you become attach to things, people, and pets. But God put them in our lives to have good times and bad times. You can't replace things put in your life by god! i love my pet but i would never do this.

i would love to keep my dog from dying, but knowing this new dog wasnt my original dog would just make me sad
its so hard for me to lose my baby, but death is a natural thing, its just gonna happen

Why??? That dog will never be the same as the original, and how can they be sure that the dog is not going to have issues as a result of defective cloning.

what is the world coming to........tome the dog looks really different esp in the eyes

poor dog

What are they doing to that dog?! The dog may have the same DNA and the same Characteristics as the one before. Just like Twins have similar DNA and similar personalities but the two dogs are different, born differently. There soles are different.

They gave life to another being. One that they will cherish for ever.

Just because they used the dogs DNA doesnt make the clone exactly like their old dog, they would of been better off just getting a puppy

First off cloning is wrong it's playing God.
Second of all that money could have been used to feed A LOT of homeless people or some other important cause.

i dont think that is the rite thing 2 do. cuz god took that dog 4 a reason. i agree, that is playing god.....ppl and dogs cant stay 4evr!! theres gonna b a time when u have to let them go! i kno it hurts to lose somethin u loved a lot, but u jus have 2 wait until its ur time 2. it's god rules.

It just seems unnatural to mess with stuff like that, but i definitely understand how you can miss your pet.

Clones are not going to replace a pet. It is not saving something from death, it is reusing DNA to make a new organism. So in a sense, it is not the pet you lost. Just a lot of money wasted on a fake. I don't like this idea of cloning. It will all get us in trouble some day.

thats creepy. i do love my pet but trying to bring him back would be wrong. i would just buy a new one.

i think that if you want to clone them you can but i would be upset if i had to see a clone of my once liveing pet every day

i wouldnt clone my pet
but this is amazing
science has made some major achievments.. but this.. this is epic.. incredible

They might have what the dog looks like back, but until they can clone his personality too - no way that dog is going to be the same.

if it makes these people feel better to clone their dog, and they have it in their mind its the same dog. it WILL be the same dog for them, they wont even realize due to the obsession with "Lancelot."
i must admit, cloning a dog or anything is amazing, just twenty years ago we could barely buy a computer. and sixty years ago, they took up whole rooms or even buildings. and now weve got these super computers capable of cloning?
incredible stuff. even if it is playing "god" or something..?

I think cloning is soooo wrong....God has a reason for eeryone and everything...so if something dies...It should stay dead...And I'm sure that dog is extremly in pain...I bet its sick....so ur just killing another Dog!!!!!!

alright thats just whacked.

Cloning is sort of wrong, but I know if my cat died I would get pretty desperate to have him back. I was thinking along the lines of getting him stuffed, though..

Yea, I think it's wrong.
Even if you clone it wont be the same dog/soul within the clone. yea it would prob look and act like the other but still it wont ever be the same.

I wouldn't say it is wrong it's a personal choice, but it would still be a very different dog than the original. They will just look a like, dissapointment is most likely to occur.

thats disgusting

It wouldn't be the same...

cloning is wrong , i'm honestly against any thing along the lines of that .

things were meant to happen for a reason ,
not cloning .

wow i cant believe what an owner would reallie do to have his/her dog back
but clone?,why clone
thats... not right things happen for a reason
dont chu think
its just not right i wouldnt clone

Death is inevitiable, and cloning just seems like cheating. People with too much money and no sense do things like this.

I think that is just wrong. There is no point in bringing a dead animal back, if it's gone, it was supposed to go. What if the cloned pup gets cancer? Then they will be heartbroken again. Next thing you know, they will be expirementing on humans. If I die, I don't want to be cloned, i'm sure animals don't either.

its nor wrong or creepy... its just in a sense selfish. tryin to hold on to a pet who's time came to go.

awww that pet looks soo sad!!

ewww

Cloning isn't wrong... they paid an awful lot to do it, that was kinda... irritatingly naive... but CLONING something isn't playing God, no matter how you look at it. The clone will have a different spirit, yanno...

Woah, we were talking about htis in class just yesterday.

wtf creepy

I Agree Thats Just realy weird i Mean Sure I Love All My pets But If They Died It ws There Time To Go You Know What I Mean?

despite whether its right or wrong, its still fucking creepy.

this is really weird// whats wrong with going to the ound and getting a new puppy?

death is death. accept it and move on. cloning is wrong. god didn't make us so we can be brought back again.

They're just dumb.
it's NOT going to be the same dog.
it'll just look similar.

I wount say it's wrong, it is no different from a female having an egg planted in her.

even if u clone somethin they will never be the same person/animal...they would have gone through different experiences so they will never b the same...

In my opinion cloning is just really bad. Us as humans should not be playing the role of God. All living organisms will die at some point so just accept it and stop trying to play God.

i dont think its wrong, but i mean its a way of life for things to die. we all die one day. life wouldnt be life without death. i wouldnt clone my pets, or anyone i love, for the reason that i know its not really them. its just an immitation, and thats more unfair then not having them there.

155,000 dollars that could have went to a GOOD CAUSE! HOW SELFISH AND WRONG! Go adopt another dog that needs a home! I would LOVE to meet these people and tell them what I think of them.

Science has advanced so much now-a-days. I would do this for my dog, Nubbie, if I had the money. Since I don't think that there is a God, I think that this would be fine. If you love your pets, that's great, but if you did this, it would show how much your pet does mean.

:/ i dunno, it all depends...

don't get me wrong,i love my dog i love him so much,i love my cat to. but this is just wrong. its not even the same dog its a weird unatural substane/ and i agree with Mistidakitten its playing God!,

i don't see how it's cruel. if the animal is dead it's dead. your not bringing it back to life. your making another.

Its not the same dog at all how could you just let something dead come back to life it was its turn to rest peacefully,, thats just selfish.

Idk how i feel about this. Like in away thats really creepy but the dog can also be really messed up inside ya know. If my dog was like about to die i would know that god is calling for him and he'll be in a better place.

cloning is definitely wrong i agree with ppl below me
i no if they died u would be sad but cloning is sick

That is so messed up. U should never do that. It goes against nature to bring the dead back from another. I would never do that and i feel so bad for that dog.

i am a huge animal person and i would do anything to have my animals back. if it was a human u guys would all agree! so what makes animals any different. it was her baby, and she missed it. and if we have the technology, y not use it !?

does no one realize that just because you cloned the dog doesn't mean its the same dog? sure they look alike, but that doesnt mean they're going to act alike. they're two entirely different beings. and its unfair to expect the clone to act like the original dog. it has its own personality and likes and dislikes, which are probably all different than the original.

i love my dog a lotttt, and i'd do anything to save him. but im guessing it's not the same dog but just body, so i wouldn't do that

i probably would clone if i had the money because i have had my dog since i was born

People need to accept the fact that their pet is going to die. If they don't like them dying, they shouldn't have gotten one in the first place. There are millions of pets that are homeless and need homes. It's pointless to clone your animal. It's still not the same.

Well, You guys may not believe in your pets being " cloned " and such, but I do. I think that if you love that pet enough to pay almost 200 thousand dollars, just to have him back, Then it's their choice. I'm sure god doesn't mind because he created the cloning method. He helped create the people who founded cloning.

It's ridiculous to think that cloning an animal is the same as bringing it back to life. Any creature is made up of billions of variables, and they go far beyond it's chemical make-up. Genetics is just that, experience is what creates us, it's what creates animals - it is what personality is made of. It's impossible to clone all experiences. I'm indifferent to cloning, but there are some things people should think about...

I think its stupid cloning your pets... It's not the same... I'd never do that.

I think its kinda cool. we've come so far in technology. given its unnatural but still.

woah.

Oh! Also, it kind of annoys me to read about everyone saying it's wrong because when it's your time to go it's your time to go... does that mean nobody should ever be resuscitated? Life is a beautiful thing, I hardly think it's selfish to want it around longer. But if you clone something, it's not bringing ANYTHING back to life, it's creating a new life altogether.

why are people trying to play god? that's just not right. as sad as it is, death is a natural part of life. no one has the right to clone anything or anyone. how creepy is it to have a clone of your dog that really in reality is not your dog walking around your house. some people have serious issues.

You're on socialvibe telling us that you paid 155k to have a dog cloned when you could buy a new one for $200 or so and donate that 155k to some cause?

This is wrong and should not be allowed. If someone/something dies let it be, it died for a reason.

uhm, i think the poor people really missed their dog, and really? it's their thing if they want to clone their animals for that much.

Seriously, everything happens for a reason. I can understand a special bond between you and your pet, believe me, I would do [almost] anything to have my dog back. But cloning is against nature. That's completely disturbing in my book. When it's your time to go, you go. That is that. What is next? Cloning HUMANS? Yeah, so they spent 155k I don't care that's their money. But what they did was utterly wrong and disturbing. They must've had a really strong bond in order to do something that, hmm... "different"

i think thats wrong. it wouldn't really be your same dog,it would kinda be more like its offspring, wouldn't it??

I'd do anything to have my dog back if she died.

I don't midn cloning for other people but it's not for me. It'll never be the same and soon you'll forget the real one. :/

Cloning is jus sick and wrong, in my opinion.

It's nature for animals to die, messing with nature shouldn't be played with... who decided that humans should play God?

Just get a new dog

weird!.... is the dog like fully "there?" the dog doesn't have any problems with it???
that's kinda scary if u ask me! :/

i would miss my pet terribly, but cloning it wouldnt help. you need to learn to LET GO. if you cant let things go, then nothing in life will ever seem productive.

Thats so sad to clone a dog. Sure it LOOKS real, but it won't ever be. Ever.

If it was free why not?
Lets just copy myself a couple times too!
Playing God is fun.
but not for that much money

That's so wrong, on so many different levels. I get that you wouldn't want to give up something you love but it's part of life. You shouldn't be able to control who stays and who goes. I just hope they realize that it might look like him and act like him a bit but it won't ever be the same.

you really shouldn't be able to play God like that.

This is ridiculous. It's not the same dog anymore. That's honestly just as bad as running out a getting a new dog the next day. That's what a clone is: a NEW dog. I understand that it's hard to lose a pet, or anyone for that matter, but cloning is unnatural; and shouldn't be used in these sort of cases.

its bad enough that we have so many animals in the pounds and being put to sleep would we need more of that? i know its hard when a pet dies but everything does. (but the cloning thing is cool but shouldnt be done

i would love to have my dog back..
but this is jus wierd and wrong.
when they die its their time to go..
you'll see them again someday.

its bad enough that we have so many animals in the pounds and being put to sleep would we need more of that? i know its hard when a pet dies but everything does. (but the cloning thing is cool but shouldnt be done)

It defies the laws of nature..when i lost my puppy at 8 months of course i was heartbroken..but cloning him? I could never, or would never do that. We're all supposed to die, why challenge that?

I am not religious but this is wrong.

death is gonna happen eventually why not just let it be what it is... then later if you feel that you want another dog to keep your mind of of it or what ever...why not?

That is CRAZY. I could never be a part of cloning an animal regardless of how much I loved it. I don't think it's right to clone pets or people, but I could probably agree with the idea of cloning cows or pigs or something for food purposes. If things get that bad, we'll need that kind of technology.

This reminds me of the movie The Sixth Day when he cloned his dog..

wow

I'm not exactly sure about cloning. It seems wrong, but i've never really looked into it or formed any idea of my own. But i do know that there are a LOT of other dogs out there that need to be adopted. My dog that i thought was the best in the world died, and to keep him alive we went and found a blood relative puppy of him. I think that's a little more reasonable...

wow! i don't know what to say

im not sure about the whole cloning thing. Especially the cloned meat situation. it'skind of narscisstic to do so, because if we can clone dogs, then soon we can clone humans, and we'll have a new "Perfect Race" situation coming. Anybody hear Hitler?

I can see where the couple is coming from, all of my pets are "family" so losing any of them would be hard...would I clone any of them? No, because genetically it would be the same dog..but its personality could be different...there are just too many downsides. [sighs]

I'm not gonna pretend like I don't miss pets that die but I don't want to be cloned and brought back to life! I mean, if I was supposed to die, I don't want to come back and be like, "Dood, wtf. I'm supposed to be dead."

:/ just get a new dog. Why waste the time or the money when you can find one that looks the same?

Lol This is kinda funny, because yeah thats your dog but its not the original that you had from day 1. Its just another dog that happens to maybe remember everything the other one did and will just continue his legacy. Nothing should ever compare to there original lol. ANd yeah Cloning is now possible I can now not go to work

sometimes dogs are like family too

This is both exciting and frightening. The medical possibilities, the scientific advancements.... but at the end of the day: in the wrong hands, this an awful weapon. Since human hands are inherently awful... I guess we're screwed?

its a lil crazi to me . . i mean i understand you love your dog &would do anything to have him back but shouldn't you let nature take its course &be happy with the rest of your like 7 dogss . . .hmmmm

i know its wrong, but if i could have any change to clone my dog mac franny or splash i would. i miss them:\

why would any one clone a dog? thats like eating your own poop. bad!

I think cloning is wrong. Every living thing on this planet is an original, the only one like it-that's how God intended it to be. Death is a natural part of life and when people or animals die that is just it.

never ever

People need to grow the fuck up.

i would prob. do the same 4 my animals to!!

with all the stray dogs in the world I think they could have just adopted another one. Sure you'd miss the dog with all your heart (I know I would mine), but you can make room for another one. If there were hardly more dogs in the world, then that would be a different story.

That's rediculous
I'm pretty sure that dog wouldn't be happy if it knew they were planning on replacing it by cloning it whenever cloning became possible.
That's the worst way to replace an animal. It makes me angry.

Why make MORE animals when there are so many already in need of homes?

I think that no one or anything can be replaced. The original is the best you are gonna get! Let the circle of life be.

I think its wonderful for people to love their pets so much..but I would never clone a pet.
It doesn't seem right for me.
Other people can go ahead and clone things..but when something goes horribly wrong, I told you so.
I agree with Mistidakitten completely. Its messing with God's plan.. =/
((not trying to force religion on anyone))

Reminds me of pet cemetery.
=/

that's terrible if a pet dies you don't clone them you.

ok i would do this. dogs can be your best friend!! ya it cost money!! but i would if i had the money

Im sorry, i dont understand how you get "Poor Dog". I dont know much about cloning, but how does that affect the dog?

Also, imgine the possibilities... We could clone animals for food.
I am all for cloning, i dont see too many negatives about it

yeah like. cute yes. but thats so mean :/

I know that you want to bring someone very dear to you back, but i think that's just weird! It's real, but it's unnatural.

I know how painful it could be to lose a pet.But at the first you haven't the rights to play God!!
Also you have to mind that the cloned animal will never be like the one you want back!'Cause it will never have the same memories!The things which characterize!
And so on you have to mind too,that you're not fair to the cloned animal!Cos it's only alive that you can live as though nothing had happened!!

I love all of my animals and would clone them if I had that kind of money. I don't think cloning is wrong.

i think that death is natural and that u should do that to him because hes in a better place now

That is ridiculous. Nothing to do with religion, on my opinion. But how could you try and replace your pet?

I'll pay Attention to cloning when they start doing it to humans...that will be the day

I honestly don't even know what to say to that. It's terrible u___u

Its Just Wrong and Weird..
What is something bad happnes to the clone?

Double the Pain.

no cloned meat please.

messed up!

i dont think i wolud do that let them rest in peace do try bringing them back you had your share let god have the rest

I would clone, but not for that money!

I do not believe in cloning, I think that cloning is completely wrong.

it seems alot of people are disagreeing with the Lancelot deal, well if sumone is willing to pay tht much money for a dog tht could be like the old one, then they should. tht just shows how much love tht family has for lancelot. maybe it could be like lancelot's son or something.

of course I would miss him, but thats just creepy.
and everything happens for a reason... so :/

i think this is really cool but at the same time creepy cause scientists have now better tech. tyo do these kinds of things without the animal cming out deformed but in another sense creepy

sounds cool!!
i'd like to work on that
it's not bringing them back to life, it's creating another organism similar to the previous :/

It's not the same ) :
Instead of spending that much money on a clone, adopt. There are plenty animals out there that need love!

Mistidakitten and chiyohime, I couldn't agree with more+

My belief is that God would not have allowed us to discover the technology if he were against us doing it, so I have no problems with it at all, no one or thing is hurt by it; as with many things that people try to tie to religion (such as homophobia), I believe this is just yet another example of man's problem with those who have a problem with it, rather than God's... however, because we don't know for sure yet how eating cloned meat would affect us, I do believe cloned meat should be labeled at this point... btw, this is not complete cloning in the truest sense of the word...

Thats Horrible!!!!!!!

i dont find anything wrong with cloning, in fact we were talking about it in science class today.
the dog will look the same and have the same genes but it won't act the same as the first dog. she might as well have gotten another golden lab.

p.s. People were also against organ transplants when we first began doing those as well, also stating the same kinds of things, "it's unnatural", etc... now, it's pretty widely accepted... it'll just take time for this to grow on people as well...

Honestly, if you pay that much to have a dog cloned, you need to see a therapist. Its called life. Your born, you live, you die.

You can't cheat death.

Wow... that's pretty messed up

somehow, that's both really cool and really creepy all at once

i don't see anything wrong with cloning animals. i'd do anything to keep my pets alive. but that's just me =/

thats wrong. was it not enough for the dog to have cancer, then you clone him too? let him go in peace, the new dog is prolly different, mentally, than the original one any way. just get a new one from a shelter. theres enough dogs in the world. no more cloning!

Wow. This is life people need to learn how to get over deaths. They could have just went out to an adoption center or any other place and bought another dog that looked like their old one.

2 words .. Pet Cemetery!

This is such an odd post. But the whole cloning food thing... that is such a smart idea. If it works and there are no side effects this could stop massive hunger. If we clone food, there will be more of it and the prices will go down. It's practically genius if it works.

Its always hard losing something you love to death, but why cant you share your love with another animal that is already suffering in this world? adopt when your ready or save a stray from your town or shelter or someone who cares but cant keep their pet (like newpaper ads or kijiji) youll never have that same personality in your [cloned]animal so why say its the same.. its not a good process. we should leave nature out of science, and cloning [animals, and who knows how long til humans] is something we are not suppose to control.. how do you know their dog isnt going to still develop cancer and/or maybe something worse because of whatever they've used[chemicals, radiation, etc?] for the cloning itself.. plus.. its not like cloning makes them eternal does it? are they just going to keep the process going because they cant let go? its wrong. if you're not selfish n loved your animal(s); forget that idea and donate the money; and/or keep some of it and spend it on the new friend of the family.

That is wrong... But I am just gonna let people do what they want I am not judgmental.

That's so weird. Does that mean a cloned animal or human would have no soul? Think about it... People and animals are suppose to be born, not made. Creepy...

now probably that cloned dog is going to get cancer too! its just cruel and twisted.

i think cloning is wrong, but anyway how would it work? Would the new pup ever die?Would it have the same disposition as the first dog?

That's rediculus. Cloning is just going to make the dog look the same right? So what would be the difference in cloning and getting a new lab? Seriously people, quit being ignorant.

I don't think it's a big deal if you want to do it. I wouldn't want to though. I think it just wouldn't be the same.

that is so disgusting

thats really really bad i think

I don't think it would feel the same.
sure, the appearance of my pet would be the same, but it wouldn't be the same pet..

from what i understand, they weren't trying to bring back Lancelot, but more of creating another dog, to remember Lancelot by. And it's there money to spend how they wish.. yes it could go to better use, But i dont think you can tell other's how or on what to spend their money. i think cloning is interesting, and there may be alot of potential in it.

Cloning isn't wrong, but I wouldn't do it. As everyone says it isn't the same animal that was in your life before. It will also probably have the same problems as the old dog did. But, all this talk about playing God, is just bologna. People believe that everything happens for a reason, or God makes it happen or whatever. So what, is this all things EXCEPT for science?! Come on people, don't bring God into this. Just stick to the scientific facts.

kinda weird.. i deff wouldnt pay 155k to replace a dog that prolly costed less than 2000 dollars.. idk.. its their money not mine lol

I think cloning can be a good thing. But we have to set limits. I would clone my dog even though I know it wouldnt be the same. I would definately not spend that much. I can just adopt a new one.

Ugh, that is super creepy. It may have been cloned from the sam DNA but who knows how similar the clone is from the OG dog. It's creepy because it isn't natural, somethings in the worls should just stay natural, (death) clones are pretty much like zombies. weirdo's!

As much as I love my many past dogs I do believe everything happens for a reason. He died because it was time.
Dont you think it would be strange to clone your dead grandmother? HOWEVER if you would do anything to have him/her back, good for you, if you dont think its creepy or un natural go right ahead. I'm just speaking on my begalf (: Good for the Otto's.

Doing so would be against the law of nature. I know that technology has advance dramatically throughout the years... But cloning a dog out of a whim? It's hard to lose someone that you loved so dearly, especially pet, since they stayed by your side throughout the good and bad times. They loved you unconditionally, and I doubt that they would want you to dwell on the past by having a mere replica stay by your side. It's basically an insult to the years that they had spent with you. That's my opinion, anyways...

If that couple wanted to clone their dog, I guess that's their decision, and it should be respected. But to me, it just wouldn't be the same. Sure, the dog would have the same DNA, but its personality may be way different.

That's just weird. That dog is not the same dog as the one who died. Do the owners understand that? What if they have a child who dies, would they clone them? At what price as they willing to pay until they realize that cloning will not bring the animal/person back, just a replica that has it's own individual feelings?

FIRST DOLLY THE SHEEP& NOW A DOG!!WHATS NEXT HUMANS? THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!! RIGHT?

Cloning pets would be the new thing of the century.
But there are the things that would happen medically.
And i understand its hard to lose somebody you care about...but sometimes you cant mess with the order of things.
Even though you miss them so much you have to know the pros and cons of cloning. And how its not an easy process.
Me i wouldnt clone because in this case i would just remember my old dog and his problems and possibly break down crying...but for certain things cloning would help our world

wow, i would never do something like that. no offense to the people who did though.. i mean, i would do anything for my puppy back to but i wouldn't clone him to get him back. death is a natural part of life, it's what make the memories so great. ♥

there are so many dogs out there that need a home, why clone a dog that isnt guartanteed to have the same personality as the old one, talk about not being able to move on

how could you do that to a poor little doggy?

Everyone and everything has to die at some point - no matter how much people try to fool themselves, you can never bring something back once it's gone. There are so many more dogs out there that could use some love.

IS JUST WRONG!!

i love my pets but, if they die, idk but is wrong....

Your pets dying probably one of the hardest things to go though. But it doesn't matter how much you loved them, they were only meant to live once. Cloning them is kinda wrong. People need to just learn to remember the good stuff and go on with life.

life is life..death is death..no in between!
~INCREACE THE PEACE!

i agree, death is something that is natural.

besides, if your pet dies and you clone it, he/she may still look the same, but they wont act like it.

i don't think its right to clone. its amazing (and scary even more so) how in the world they do it, but i don't think its right. death should be kept as just , like some said earlier "kept natural". i know its hard loosing a pet or a family member etc., but you have their memories that personalize it and make it worth so much more.

I didn't vote in the poll, simply because I don't think either of the choices are good answers. I don't think cloning animals is creepy or wrong, but sometimes you just have to move on.

everyone dies and so do animals. it's just something you have to accept. it's a part of life. i understand how people miss their pets terribly but it scares me to see people considering cloning... i think that playing god can be very dangerous.

Death is a part of life. In fact, death is the only guarantee in life. and we should be thankful for the time we are allotted to spend with our loved ones... but when it's time, we need to be able to let them go as well... finding a way to bring them back isn't healthy...

This is so wrong:(

On this whole page, all but two or three comments were negative toward this story. I think it's obvious how the majority feel. If Lancelot was a member of the family, does that mean they would clone a deceased member of their family? Cloning is a pretty astounding accomplishment, but we shouldn't be using it to try and defeat the natural laws of nature, because we all know nature cannot be defeated. It will hit back harder, and I don't want to be around when it does. Lines need to be drawn. They should have donated that money to helping to find a cure for cancer, instead of ignoring the disease altogether. Let's get it together people. One for all.

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If you feel that defying natual death and changing the way things were meant to be, then go right ahead. However, I would never do this despite the immense love I have for my dog as well.

although i would personally love to clone my dog that's been missing for a month, i don't think people should be cloning them. i doubt he/she will be completely the same as before. and even if they would be the same as before, what would happen to all those other animals in the shelters that needed rescuing? i think they should go save another dog and just keep their old dog within their heart.

When are people going to learn. In essence of theory, the principles of this operation are going to have repercussions. When something dies, we need the time grieve. How much mental disorders will come from when you can just clone something now. My son died, I think I will clone him.

When are people going to learn...

holy crap. wow. yea. um, maybe not the best idea ever. as long as the dog isn't in pain it's ok. like as long as it's not messed up, but still. n it's not the same, it's a clone, but not the original. i couldn't do it.

creapy and sick let them be

Sure I would clone one of my pets, personnally I don't see what's wrong with it. It isn't hurting the original animal, and most people say that it's "playing god" well if God is allowing us to do this and showing us this technology then isn't it his will? Think about things people, don't just repeat what others say, think about it first.

cloning is amazing, i am glad we have reached a point in time where we can recreat life in a lab. can't wait till the first human is cloned (if the freaking religious nuts and gov. backed off science we could have more break throughs) but i think its cool, and if i could afford it, id do it

thats so cute

Death is a part of life. As hard as it is, we have to exept it... cloning an animal does not bring that particular animal back.

The only right way to create life is threw reproduction, not with laboratories. It's messing with the cycle of life and is anything but natural. Cloning only brings the looks of your pet back, not the personality traits it had.

hmmm..
cloning is just a bit strange.
it's against nature.
and plus, it's still not the same dog at all
so you can't really say the dog is "back"

hmmm...i just dunno what to say :/

that is WRONG !! if life ends it eds they arent leting the dog rest in peace !! pplus its creepy to have a dead dogs clone in the house

Very unethical. Its not natural, the dead should never be re created, even in this form.

See some dogs mean alot to a family.. what if you had a dog that you grew up from a child to adult with. you'd get attached; you wouldn't think to get them cloned?

If it's God's plan for the pet to die, you shouldn't mess with it. And I'm pretty sure God doesn't want us cloning his creations!!

I'd love to clone my dog, but not for that much. & who knows if its even healthy? that would suck if it died in a month. it would be too weird for me anyway.

Whatever makes you guys happy. I personally wouldn't spend that much on cloning. I'd donate money, if I had it to pet shelters out there or other organizations, like human rights. Good luck!

I think the whole idea of cloning is very cool and totally SciFi. But I do believe that cloning your pet isn't the answer, because it's not like it will have the same personality...right?

I agree with Mistidakitten. It's horrible. I never couldn't love a clone-pet in the same way like the "original".

For all of you who say its just a dog! its not "just a dog!" If you actually read the article, is says " I've heard some of my friends say 'On a dog?', but it wasn't just a dog. It was Lancelot." to them it is a friend, dogs are living breathing beings!

mourning is a natural part of life, deal with it. we are human, is the taking of the soul gonna stop there? and besides, wtf are you doing cloning animals when there are animal shelters all over, animals without homes being put down? people shouldnt try to play god.

this is pretty sick.

This is such an amazing advacement in technology.
If we can do this, imagine how far we could get doing other thing.
This is one step for Lancelot and one giant step for mankind.
Hopefully for the good and not so much for the bad.
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I'm sorry, losing a pet is hard, but you should never clone them.
I honestly don't think that you should clone anything. If this was meant to be, it would have been started in the beggining

Cloning is just wrong. How could you do that to such an animal

there are thousands of animals in shelters and on the streets.... THEY need to loved as well. when cora dies my heart will break, but i will NOT clone her. *sigh*

i dont think its that bad. i f you love your pet, im pretty sure you would do anything for you to have it forever, (well almost)even if it means having to clone it.
its not that bad. scientifically, this is a major advancement and maybe someday we could clone people.
and im sure a lot of people would change their opinion if people were being cloned becuase they mean a lot more to us then pets.

That's wrong.

I'm a huge animal lover, and yes I would love to have my lost pets back too. But, as many other people have said, cloning an animal doesn't give you back the same animal. It may look alike, but it's not going to have the same exact personality. Also, cloning does go against the natural ways of life. Life wasn't meant to be created scientifically through experiments, but naturally by the love of two people//animals. I'm sorry but I just think it shouldn't be done, no matter how amazing it is that it can be done.

I agree with everyone

Let life be life. Dying and losing the one's you love is part of it.

I love my pets as much as the next person but death is something that happens, you shouldnt mess with the natural order of things. Think of how many dogs need a home... whats so wrong with helping a dog out by adopting one? Use that money for other pets that are in need of help. Like ones with cancer that their dog had.
Just my opinion though...

I agree with 'iAaron'

wow thats alot of money but i bet they really loverd their dog. thats so cool

I do not think cloning is wrong or weird, but as much as I adore my dog, I don't think I will ever be in the financial position to be able to justify $155, 000 for him.

I'm with Malicious,Cloning is not right...He was made by Humans. Which gives them the power to think that they are God and that's not true. No matter how much I love my DOG I would never do that.

People seem to be getting desperate now a days o:

I don't understand why certain people in this world can't except the cycle of life. Everyone dies.

it may just be it's DNA and stuff but not really the same dog but it's not that much different than a dog having puppies. the puppies r gonna have it's DNA too. difference is that it's just gonna have the exact same DNA. and it costs a lot more

that's horrible. you should have just gotten a new dog. i know its hard to loose a pet, but you aren't god, and god said it was time for him to go. that's wrong. plus you just spent $155,000 dollars, do you have children who need to go to college? and with the prices of things like gas and oil being so high right now i wouldn't be using my money for cloning which is completely unnatural and unecessary.

What If Your Not a Religous Person. I Think This Is Great Cause They Can Be Happy With A Dog Thats Almost Exact. But Of Course It Wont Ever Be The Same. But If It Makes Them Happy Right?

its kinda creepy. it reminds me of that movie the 6th day. i dont agree with it, but people are gonna do what they want

i think it's kinda weird.
i wouldn't be able to do that. just knowing that it's not really my beloved dog is sitting in my lap but a clone it just wouldn't be the same.
it would be easier just to buy a new dog. but idk, if the otto's are ok & happy with what they paid for then who am i to judge.

sweet name btw

That's stupid. I know that pet owners get attached to their pets, but 155k to clone a dog? That's just stupid and irresponsible...

If my dog died, I would do anything to have him or her back. I would have done the same thing. An animal isnt just a pet, it can be a loving bestfriend. someone thats always there. So I think that was pretty cool they cloned it.

wouldnt the cloned dog have cancer too?
they just wasted 155k if the dog does

If it posed no harm or danger to our health or the health of the animal itself, sure. Why not?

If you cloned your pet all you would get is something artificial. It will look similar/alike to your pet but it won't have the same personality. It won't recognize you or anything. It will be like a new pet. And sometimes its just better to hold onto the memories and move on.

I voted yes, because I know that some people want to clone the pets that they love dearly. I wouldn't do it though, but it's not my place to control the decisions over anyone other than myself.

I don't know, there's just something about creating life via machine that just seems wrong. And for goodness sakes, why pay that much for basically a new dog when you can get one at the pound who'll probably get put to sleep if not adopted.

If the dog WOULD have the cancer, if they can clone the pet I'm sure they could have found the DNA that held the cancer and remove it from the DNA and replace it so that the encounter would never happen.

Cloning can open up a whole new world. A very scary world, yes. It sucks, too. Because we won't be able to gain immortality or anything. We're already on our paths of death. But when we die... I bet most people will be clones and they won't know the difference other than the movies and books they see. And who knows, by then they'll just have to slip a computer chip into their body and record 2000 years of history in only 5 minutes.

I could'nt stand lookuing at my beloved pet every day that i miss so much. I have lost 2 cats and a dog. I know how it is. Your next pet, cloned or not will not be the same as your next, you have to train them. Might as well adopt one from a shelter and save a life.

the soul is a lie ._.

I lost my cat, Chloe, at the end of my Christmas break. We had her 15 years, and she was 17.
I loved her to bits, I miss her every day, but I wouldn't clone her - that's just freaky.

It is a horrible thing when a person loses a pet but cloning it does bring the beloved pet back and cloning is just seriously weird but I guess to each her/his own...and that is a lot of money to spend on "bringing" back a pet.

i dont think it would be quite the same pet
in other words youd be better of just getting a new one of the same kind

I'm okay with cloning but the poll was a little too narrowed down to the opinions. NOT EVERYON THINKS THE SAME WAY! It should of been a Yes or No question..

Yes I'd bring my pet back (yeah it sounds a little crazy, I know but people do crazy things for the things they love) if I could but I wouldnt do anything.. And for those who said no im sure some don't think its all that creepy.

I'm agnostic, and I see no reason for people bringing religion into this. It's the persons own decision! So called "God" has nothing to do with it. GTFO

I don't believe its "playing god".
Cancer doesn't just spontaneously occur, most of the time its caused by a genetic mutation in a cell's Dna. And when that mutation gets by the cells normal Checkpoints, its goes on to become cancerous. Thats not natural now is it?

wow, Thats amzingg

I think itz a kinda of a bad thing to clone a dead pet or anybody period cuz datz kina creppy and just let dead people rest in peace and only god can make life and end it

awwww cute
but wont he die lin like a few mounths?

atleast hes cute

It's wrong because its not the same.
It never is/will be.

That's awful. That dog just died, let him R.I.P. All a dog asks is to be free. Not havin somebody tell it where to sleep, where to poop, and what to eat. He's dead, they're still holdin onto his balls. Let the playa play!

i understand why they did it and that they want a reminder of the other dog but i dont neccassarly think its right.Yes its the same dog on the outside but the inside is probly not the same personality

it seems creepy but GUYS it was their pride and joy just like her kid. I mean yeahh they brought back they loved the most isnt it enough that they were happy WELL ADD ME!!

As much as I loved and miss the dog I had years ago , I wouldn't clone him I think .. His time with me was that time , not now . That breaks natural laws :/ And I think he wouldn't be the same

Even if I had that much money, I would seriously not clone an animal. Or anything else.

the cloned dog looks SO HAPPY!

haha ya right. this is insane

if i had the money i would clone my dog.

I think its horrible that your pet dies, but I dont think you should clone it. If it was its time to go, then thats the way it is. Everything happens for a reason.

Thats so weird like......... It wouldn't be the same pet like............ And i can think of 155,000 better things to do with that money:D

I don't see cloning as wrong.
How is making another type of dog that is dead "horrible"? to make someone happy again?

I mean i can see the "natural laws" or whatever.

But i dont think cloning should be seen as so "horrible" because it doesnt physically hurt or harm anyone. And honestly, doesnt bother anyone else in any way.

I think people should settle down about this whole cloning thing being "horrible"

As much as I would love to have some of my dogs back, I don't think I would have the heart to act like God.

and they are not "playing god".
the soul that died is still dead,
it's just bringing back an identical animal back, but it's still a new soul or whatever.

also, how come we can clone everything and anything (reproduce, etc.) of the same thing. But when it's a human or animal it's suddenly not okay.

I think I would.

This is cool, but I wouldn't do it. And all these people complaining about people trying to play God need to stfu because that's exactly what we're doing when we're trying to find cures for terminal diseases. But you don't hear them complaining about that, do you?

I wouldn't do it. I love my dog but when you clone them they might look the same but they wont act the same, it'll just be like a different pet. I think it would actually make me sadder because the clone will just remind me of my pet's personality that i will never get to see in the clone

thats messed up imo so freaking wrong.

I would love to clone my dog but one its waaaaaay to expensive and two the cloned dog in the picture doesnt look right!
i mean it might just be me but he doesnt look normal! maybe its just the eyes but i dont know i would never want to cause har to another animal! and if it was cloned wouldnt it have cancer too?

I can understand why those people would want to do that.
But even IF the dog had the same personality traits, it's not the SAME dog.
It would make me even more sad, because the new dog would remind me too much of the old.

I understand exactly where these people are coming from, my dog recently died and honestly i would do anything to have him back. He wasn't supposed to die, he was only 6. I agree that they spent alot of money but if it makes them happy i say why not.
I know alot of people think its wierd to do something like that but, theres always one pet you'll have that you will never want to see go, and obviously this was that pet for them.

if i could clone my dog i would do it
that way she could be with me much more longer

wonder what peta's view is on this? lol

it doesnt seem like the cloned dog is too happy, or too bright (at least according to the look in his eyes) and it doesnt seem as if Lancelot Encore really wants to be a dead dog's encore.

Seriously, why did they think this would make us happy?
with all the jobs being lost in America, couldn't we be using this money for something more USEFUL?

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That's pretty messed up. That's worse than having your animals stuffed. If they were meant to die, and you can't do anything but clone them, let them die. Remember the good times you had rather than cloning them. I mean come on.

who the hell would wanna do that, its horrible

this is awesome, they should do this everytime and for cheaper