cloned cat

[awol]

what's the point of cloning a cat when there are far too many of them in the first place, and cat rescue operatons are forever getting people to neuter them?

[bronski]

Maybe they could clone one which doesn't foul your garden.

[Pickle]

Good question. It's money of course! People will buy designer cats and clone cherished family pets who have died. It'll be a major industry soon, meaning that unwanted kittens will have even less chance of getting a home.

[MistyLady]

Well for one, cats suffer Aids as in feline aids and they think there is a 'make-up' link with human Aids. Therefore, if they can make up a group of identical cats then the tests done on them would give a more accurate result. This of course leaves the door wide open to the animal experiment row. I dont think the idea is to produce 1,000's of cats to swamp the worlds cat population. I do believe that the company who sponsored the research were interested in producing cats which the owners wish to 're-born' after their precious moggy had passed away.