X-Message-Number: 7791 Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 10:09:21 +0100 From: John de Rivaz <> Subject: Re: cloning pets In article: <> writes: > Hmm. A business opportunity, albeit far-fetched, does occur to me; while > cloning humans seems to be fairly pointless, cloning pets might be > something that would attract customers, as much of a pet's personality > is either innate or may be reproduced by its cohabitation with its owner. > I'm not certain about a business name - perhaps "Pining for the Fjords" :-) > I am sure this would work. However it would need to be operated in a free country (which in this cases probably means a very undeveloped country) and lawyers may find ways to prevent the results being imported into the country of residence of the business' customers. At the very least, the six month quarantine regulations in the UK would still apply. People operating registered quarantine kennels get thousands of pounds per animal held in quarantine. They have acted vigouraously against recent moves to replace quarantine with vaccination and innoculation of imported pets. -- ***************************************** Sincerely, * Longevity Report * * http://www.longevb.demon.co.uk/lr.htm * John de Rivaz * Fractal Report * * http://www.longevb.demon.co.uk/fr.htm * * Music I like - see homepage * ***************************************** In the information age, sharing can increase world wealth enormously, because giving information does not decrease your information. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JohndeR Fast loading, very few slow pictures Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7791