Case study: Commercial cat cloning

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Case study Commercial cat cloning
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CC and Rainbow
CC
Rainbow (Genetic Donor)
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CC and Rainbow
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Tabouli Baba Ganoush
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Tahini,Tabouli Baba Ganoush
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Tahini, Tabouli Baba Ganoush
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Ethical Issues

• http//www.geneticsavingsandclone.com/

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Ethical issues
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Ethical issues
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Ethical issues
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CC and Allie
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For or against

• Are you for or against commercial cat cloning?

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Beyond for or against

• Is a pet owner who has his/her cat cloned acting
  well, neutrally, or badly?
• Should Genetic Savings and Clone be allowed to
  offer commercial cat cloning?
• Are there ways for GSC to address the ethical
  concerns about commercial cat cloning?

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Allerca

• ALLERCA will produce the world's first
  hypoallergenic cats, and we expect the birth of
  these first special kittens in early 2007.The
  cat allergen is a potent protein secreted by the
  cats skin and salivary glands. Removal of the
  allergen will not harm the cats in any way. The
  resulting hypoallergenic cats will improve the
  health and quality of life for millions of
  cat-allergy sufferers.While some breeds of cats
  have been promoted as having less allergen than
  others, scientists that have tested this
  hypothesis have shown that all cats, regardless
  of breed, produce allergen. Allerca will produce
  the first cats that will not affect human
  allergies.The first breed of hypoallergenic cat
  produced will be the British Shorthair, known to
  be friendly, playful and affectionate. Other
  popular breeds will follow soon.

http//www.allerca.com/
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Animal welfare research

• Purdue University
• Today, its not just animal-rights activists
  who are asking questions about how farm animals
  are raised.

Purdue animal sciences researcher Ed Pajor is
studying sow housing, looking for best management
and well-being practices. McDonald's Corp. has
announced that it will fund some of his research
in alternative sow housing. (Purdue Agricultural
Communications Service Photo by Tom Campbell)
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Temple Grandin

• Animals are not things There is a fundamental
  difference between cows and screwdrivers. Cows
  feel pain and screw drivers do not. I am allowed
  to kill the cow for food but she must be killed
  in a manner that will not cause pain.

If the single file race is bent too sharply where
it joins the crowd pen the cattle may refuse to
enter because it looks like a dead end. Cattle
standing in the round crowd pen must be able to
see a minimum of three body lengths up the single
file chute before the curve begins.
http//americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features
/mcdonalds/grandin1.html