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| Chinese firm creates first cloned kitten |
| 2019-09-06 |
| [DAWN] Seven months after Huang Yu's pet cat Garlic died, the British shorthair was given a 10th life. Born on July 21, the new Garlic was created by Chinese firm Sinogene, becoming the Beijing-based company's first successfully copied cat. The pet-cloning outfit has made more than 40 pet dogs ‐ a procedure that costs a hefty 380,000 yuan ($53,000), while the price for a cat comes in at 250,000 yuan ($35,000). Mi Jidong, the company's chief executive officer, told AFP that despite the high price tag, not all clients were high earners. "In fact, a large proportion of customers are young people who have only graduated in the last few years," he said. "Whatever the origin of pets, owners will see them as part of the family. Pet cloning meets the emotional needs of young generations." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Hah. The elusive omorong in real time, with handheld telephoto, at twilight. The good stuff! ;-) |
| Posted by: Jiggs Whineling8019 2019-09-06 22:17 |
| #7 I won't dignify this with an answer |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB 2019-09-06 14:04 |
| #6 So they've a solution for female shortage Wrong 'pussie', Grom. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-09-06 12:39 |
| #5 Was joking - this company is a con |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-06 07:33 |
| #4 ...given the expansion of 'Chinese' massage facilities that have been observed in the nearby city over the last couple of years, I have some doubts about the female shortage claims. Considering this is sort of a 'backwoods' area of the country, I could only extrapolate what it is like in real metro areas. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-06 06:55 |
| #3 So they've a solution for female shortage |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB 2019-09-06 04:40 |
| #2 The chinese are in the habit of confiscating people's pets for trifling reasons, like barking a lot, smelling, chasing after postmen. They once confiscated parrots because some stupid sect in china worshiped a giant parrot. Whatever this research is, it's not for the furry, cutesy reasons it is being taken as. Most likely a PR front and moneymaker for the real business of cloning human organs. There's a donor shortage in China. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-09-06 01:53 |
| #1 You idiot. You don't clone Creation for pets. |
| Posted by: newc 2019-09-06 00:35 |