Not only is it apparently true, it's actually sappier than that.

[theweaselking]

"Korean Researchers to Clone Sept. 11 Rescue Dog."

Comments

[sterlingspider.livejournal.com]

*snif*

I suppose one could design a news short more likely to make me cry, but it'd be hard.

[paoconnell.livejournal.com]

That dog deserves to be cloned more than any other animal I can think of, and I'm more into cats than dogs.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know! Let's condemn the new cloned dog to the already-15-year-old genes of the old dog. There's no way at all this could end up badly.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

It's being paid for by a "clone your pet and get a new one" company looking for PR.

I suspect they *may* have some clue about what they're doing, given that this is meant to sell their business model.

They may not, of course. But I suspect they've tried it in the past and gotten acceptable results.

Merit?

[frith]

Cloning does nothing meaningful to 9-11 sniffer dog. The dog gets as much out of this exercise as I would should you claim to metabolize a molecule of dextrose in my honor.

[frith]

It's a dog, dude. There are lots of dogs on death row at your local pound, just a hop, skip and jump away. Hey, while we're off cloning the ill but heroic, why not go for Rick Hansen? Or Michael J Fox? I'm sure they'd make great pets! I'd include my grandmother since she had MS, but she wasn't heroic and also she's been dead awhile.

[atlasimpure.livejournal.com]

I'd want an MJ that could do the shakes on command.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

#1: Human cloning is illegal in all kinds of ways.
#2: It's a PR stunt for a "pay us to clone your pet!" company. I'm afraid Michael J Fox probably doesn't qualify.

[frith]

Furthermore, Michael J Fox the clone is not Michael J Fox, nor does a clone benefit the original in any way shape or form unless the clone serves as spare parts for the original.