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  • September 2008

    • Two Cloned Dogs Have Pups

      AFP  |  Sep 5, 08 2:23 PM CDT

      Two Cloned Dogs Have Pups

      (Newser) - Snuppy, the world’s first cloned dog, is now part of another milestone, AFP reports. South Korean researchers said today that Snuppy mated with a cloned female to produce a litter of 9 puppies—the first offspring of two cloned canines. “This shows the reproductive ability of a cloned dog,” said the triumphant lead researcher. The team plans similar breeding experiments with its cloned wolves. More »

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  • August 2008

    • Are Cloned Puppies Worth the Risks?

      Wired  |  Aug 20, 08 2:50 AM CDT

      Are Cloned Puppies Worth the Risks?

      (Newser) - Canine cloning looks set to become big business but critics warn that deformed and diseased failures could outnumber the tail-wagging successes, Wired reports. Cloning fails far more often than it succeeds, and dogs are notoriously hard to clone. A Humane Society report earlier this year charged that "serious animal suffering and disreputable activities" lurk behind pet cloning. More »

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      dog  • cloning  • cloned pets  • puppies  • animal cloning  • Humane Society of the United States  • RNL Bio

    • Dog-Clone Woman 'Abducted Mormon Sex Slave'

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 8, 08 4:19 AM CDT

      Dog-Clone Woman 'Abducted Mormon Sex Slave'

      (Newser) - The woman in the headlines this week for cloning her pit bull first caught media attention for kidnapping a Mormon missionary to be her sex slave, the Guardian reports. Bernann McKinney—then known as Joyce—tracked her ex-lover to Britain in 1977, abducted him with the help of a friend, and kept him chained to a bed in a cottage for days, repeatedly forcing him to have sex, according to authorities. More »

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      kidnapping  • sexual abuse  • Mormon  • cloned pets  • missionary

    • Koreans Clone 5 Little Boogers

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 5, 08 9:38 AM CDT

      Koreans Clone 5 Little Boogers

      (Newser) - South Korean scientists have made the world’s first commercial clones, creating five copies of a heroic pit bull named Booger, the Times of London reports. The little Boogers were ordered and paid for—at an introductory rate of $50,000—by Hollywood screenwriter Bernann McKinney, owner of the now-departed original. McKinney says the first Booger saved her life after she was horribly mauled by her pet mastiff. More »

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      dog  • cloning  • pit bull  • cloned pets  • clone

  • July 2008

    • Hero Dog Wins Cloning Contest

      Globe and Mail  |  Jul 3, 08 4:13 AM CDT

      Hero Dog Wins Cloning Contest

      (Newser) - A retired Canadian rescue dog who helped find the last survivor in the rubble of the World Trade Center has been chosen as the world's most clone-worthy dog, the Globe & Mail reports. A California genetics company chose 15-year-old German shepherd Trakr to be cloned after reading an essay from his owner. Trakr—who now needs a dog wheelchair to get around—will meet his clone later this year. More »

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      dog  • World Trade Center  • cloning  • cloned pets  • animal cloning  • rescue dogs

  • February 2008

    • Woman Orders Clone of Beloved Dog for $150K

      BBC  |  Feb 15, 08 10:57 AM CST

      Woman Orders Clone of Beloved Dog for $150K

      (Newser) - A California woman has placed the first order for a cloned dog with South Korean biotech firm RNL Bio, pledging $150,000 for a genetic duplicate of her dead pitbull, Booger, who once saved her from a dog attack, reports the BBC. Seoul National University scientists, who produced the first cloned canine in 2005, will use tissue from Booger’s ear. More »

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      South Korea  • dog  • pets  • cloning  • pit bull  • cloned pets  • RNL Bio

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