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California Considers Ban on Pet Cloning
Yahoo! ^ | Wed Feb 9, 6:48 PM ET | Reuters

Posted on 02/10/2005 6:12:11 AM PST by jrestrepo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California lawmaker said on Wednesday he would introduce a bill this week to ban sales of cloned pets, a move that could end a California company's plans to replicate beloved domestic animals.

A ban is necessary because the technology is unregulated and animal shelters are filled to capacity with potential pets, Assembly Member Lloyd Levine said in an interview.

"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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: californina; cat; cloning; hypocritical
So let me see if I get this...Can't clone dead Fluffy in CA, but human embrionic stem cell research is OK?

I am missing somehting here????????????

1 posted on 02/10/2005 6:12:11 AM PST by jrestrepo
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To: jrestrepo

"Who knows what's going to happen if these things get released into the wild?"

Uh, if they're cats, they'll catch birds and mice. If they're dogs, they'll chase cars.

Both the cloning and the attempt to ban it are kist plain silliness.


2 posted on 02/10/2005 6:13:50 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: jrestrepo

Pet Cemetary. Rover will be out for revenge.


3 posted on 02/10/2005 6:14:37 AM PST by contemplator
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To: jrestrepo

Ah the granola state...how refreshing.


4 posted on 02/10/2005 6:15:16 AM PST by Vaquero
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To: jrestrepo

The Sixth Day...


5 posted on 02/10/2005 6:19:45 AM PST by grobdriver (Let the embeds check the bodies!)
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To: jrestrepo

So, pets are more sacred thanm human babies??


6 posted on 02/10/2005 6:21:24 AM PST by television is just wrong (Our sympathies are misguided with illegal aliens...)
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To: grobdriver

Hypothetical question: If we cloned Ah-nuld, would the clone be eligible to run for President?


7 posted on 02/10/2005 6:39:20 AM PST by thulldud (It's bad luck to be superstitious.)
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yeah, but Ahnold would just kill his clone...again


8 posted on 02/10/2005 6:40:28 AM PST by tfecw (Vote Democrat, It's easier then working)
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To: tfecw

No, he killed the OTHER guy's clone.


9 posted on 02/10/2005 6:46:03 AM PST by thulldud (It's bad luck to be superstitious.)
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