There's an interesting article over at
SF Gate on a Texan who spent $50,000
to clone her dead cat.
Here's how the article ends:
"I can completely sympathize with people who become so attached to their pet that they want to bring it back at any cost, but there is nothing that can bring that animal back," Magnus said." Attempting to do so is unhealthy. It's trying to pretend that death doesn't exist, which speaks to a larger symptom in our culture of not dealing with death. It's better to just move on. There is no good reason why anybody would do this."
Is there a good reason for cloning a pet?
Yes there is a good reason.
If i had the chance i would certainly clone my dog. It would not be in the effort to reproduce her, i know that could never be done. But sadly we missed out on the chance to breed her. I would clone my dog in order to preserve just a little of her, and her make up. For the same reason that any person or animal has children.
If we had been able to breed her it would not even be an issue.
I do not believe that everybody who wants to clone a pet wants to do it in order to bring them back. If i was able to clone my dog i would treat the new little creature as a separate entity, as a child of my dog, and love her as that child.