Celebrities are cloning their pets – but the procedure risks animals’ health and wellbeing

By Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University

Pets just don’t live long enough. We spend time, emotion, energy and lots of money caring for them, all while knowing we’ll invariably outlive them.

It’s unsurprising then, that with the advent of cloning technologies a growing number of people are exploring the potential of creating copies of their beloved pets.

When Dolly the sheep was born in 1997, it heralded a major breakthrough in our ability to successfully clone mammals.…

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