Want to Clone Your Dog?
Okay, I really enjoy my little dog, Anna.
She provides us with a lot of fun moments and is a good companion and a constant friend.
If something were to happen to her, we would be very upset.
But…
If something does happen to her, I don’t think that I would want to start all over with her again.
Let me explain…
PR Inside reports,That Start Licensing, Inc. (Start) announced that it has granted a sole, worldwide license for the cloning of dogs, cats and endangered species to BioArts International, Ltd. (BioArts) of Mill Valley, California. The license includes the grant of an exclusive option to BioArts for exclusivity in dog and cat cloning.
“Our agreement strengthens BioArt’s position as the world’s leading quality provider of companion animal cloning services," said Jonathan Thatcher, president of Start.
"This license agreement allows us to leverage Start's unique and vital international role to cement our own position in the global market. While other companies might claim capabilities in this area, BioArts is the only entity in the world with both the know-how and the legal right to practice commercial cat and dog cloning," said Lou Hawthorne, Chief Executive Officer of BioArts.
Best Friends Again, is a limited commercial cloning program sponsored by BioArts.
According to their web site, they are offering an on line auction to clone your dog.
“We are thrilled to announce the Best Friends Again program,” said CEO Lou Hawthorne. “This auction will give five very lucky people the ability to clone their family dogs. Given how challenging it is to clone dogs, this is a very rare and special offer.”
In order for you to bid on this cloning, the following criteria has been established by the company.
• You must be at least 21 years of age and be able to form legally binding agreements
• You must have a living dog from which your veterinarian can obtain a viable tissue sample, or have already gene banked viable tissue from a live or deceased dog. Please note that we cannot clone pets by using saliva, teeth, nails, blood, or fur.
• We also require a bank reference that will confirm your ability to pay for this service, with available cash, assets, or credit line of at least $250,000.
• Each approved bidder must agree to the auction terms and conditions
They advise that the cloning process usually takes 3 to 6 months after receipt of a DNA sample, but up to one year may be required to produce a cloned puppy in certain cases. The winning bidder will have 30 days after the auction to submit a tissue sample in order to start the process, which takes place in a Korean lab.
So, if you have any extra $250,000.00 lying around and want to make sure that Fido will be with you forever… give the auction a try.
I will pass.
