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California Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Pet Cloning

Wednesday, February 09, 2005

California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine said today that he will introduce a bill to ban the sales of cloned pets.
"If you were to use animals for experiments, for agriculture, for all sorts of things, there are all sorts of regulations ... Who knows what's going to happen if these things get released into the wild?" Levine said.

"Why do we need to pay $50,000 for a cat?" Levine said. "We're not banning legitimate scientific research. We're simply banning the exploitation of vulnerable people."
Ben Carlson, a spokesman for Genetic Savings & Clone, a company that sells pet cloning services to pet owners responded:
"The proposed ban is based on myths and science fiction and would neither improve animal welfare nor serve the interests of consumers," said Ben Carlson, a spokesman for Genetic Savings & Clone. "I have the impression Levine is pandering to animal rights advocates."
Personally, I'm not interested in protecting stupid people from themselves. If they want to pay for $50,000 for a cat, then let them. I just don't feel satisfied that a world full of man-made cats and dogs is a good thing.

1 Comments:

  • I'd be more worried about a government who keeps passing laws to protect "vunerable" people. Often what they mean is "stupid" and often these lawmakers have a monetary reason for speaking out. Vunerable people are children and those not able to make good choices due to a real mental impairment. In this case, if science can offer an individual something that is not hurting anyone and they have enough silly money to pay for it, who's business is it? While science should be carefully monitored it should not be stifled.
    Instead of worrying about someone wanting to clone their beloved pet, (not breeding man-made pets, where did you get that idea?) worry about the amount of children in America who die from gunshots every single day!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:43 AM, February 10, 2005  

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