Monday, May 23, 2005
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Cloning Controversy Prompts Coalition Response
By Lori LuechtefeldPet Product News
Now that cloned pets—specifically cats—have moved from the realm of science fiction to reality, the debate over the process and the ethics of genetically replicating and modifying companion animals is heating up.
Animal advocacy groups are calling for regulation of the emerging market. Initiatives on both the state and federal level have been launched to restrict sales and activities of companies involved in genetically engineering and cloning pets.
California Cloning
In California, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine of Van Nuys plans to introduce legislation
that would ban the sale of cloned and genetically modified pets in the state, a coalition of animal-rights and other nonprofit groups reported.
Cloning Controversy Prompts Coalition Response
By Lori LuechtefeldPet Product News
Now that cloned pets—specifically cats—have moved from the realm of science fiction to reality, the debate over the process and the ethics of genetically replicating and modifying companion animals is heating up.
Animal advocacy groups are calling for regulation of the emerging market. Initiatives on both the state and federal level have been launched to restrict sales and activities of companies involved in genetically engineering and cloning pets.
California Cloning
In California, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine of Van Nuys plans to introduce legislation
that would ban the sale of cloned and genetically modified pets in the state, a coalition of animal-rights and other nonprofit groups reported.
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