Pet Cloning

This weeks topic is very interesting to me because I worked for a year in an emergency vet clinic. I saw a lot of pets die and a lot of families lose a very important part of their lives. I remember a while back, there was the woman who cloned her dog and it was huge news and all I could think was, "If they cloned you lady, would it still be you?" You have personality and likes and dislikes. Just because something looks the same as you because of genes, does not mean you will be the same exact person or animal. I love my dog Foxy Cleopatra, don't get me wrong. But I would never clone her when she dies. She is unique and has so many special qualities that are not replaceable. In my personal opinion, when your pet dies it is a fact of life. Everything at some point will die. Although we love our pets, most of us even consider them a family member, they are meant to die. Just as we are. We were not made to live forever. For someone to clone their pet is them just holding on to the pet that passed. You have to grieve and move on. By creating a look-alike of your pet, you are not grieving properly. I just want to enjoy Foxy and the time I have with her. I do not want another Foxy when she is gone. I want to hold on to the great memories I will have of her and then create some new ones with the next pet I get. No other animal could ever replace her, even if they looked exactly like her and was made from her cells. And personally, I wouldn't want them to replace her.