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CMV: Pet cloning is a waste of science, money, and time

Recently I found out that people pay upwards of $30,000 to clone cats, and even more for dogs.

Sure the clone will be genetically identical, but environment plays a huge role in shaping an individual's personality. It'd be practically impossible to have the "same pet", so why try? I don't find it particularly healthy for someone to delude themselves into thinking "I've had Milo for 26 years" when really Milo 1.0 died 14 years ago and was replaced by a clone. Mourn the pet and move on. Maybe get another new pet, already living, instead of crafting another one. It's not the same pet as before. It's bad for the pet too, I'd imagine, being expected to act exactly like the first version.

It's also a waste of science/resources. I'd rather all of our cloning resources go towards increasing the efficiency of cloning endangered species, or to animal shelters/clinics/etc.
gpt
>It's also a waste of science/resources. I'd rather all of our cloning resources go towards increasing the efficiency of cloning endangered species, or to animal shelters/clinics/etc.

I mean... where would you get the funding for that? This way, you can get cloning research and practice done through the private sector - if some rich person wants to contribute to science by doing completely unneccessary things, it's still better than not doing it at all.

EDIT: Also, quick question: what do you mean with "a waste of science"? "Science" isn't a resource...