Cloned cat sold to woman for $50,000 - Democratic Underground

Champ

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Thu Dec-23-04 04:37 AM
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Cloned cat sold to woman for $50,000

Edited on Thu Dec-23-04 04:38 AM by Champ

DALLAS - The cat's out of the bag - a North Texas woman paid $50,000 to have her kitty cloned.

Julie knew Nicky the cat was special.

So, the Dallas-area resident stored Nicky's tissue in a California company's gene bank. And when the firm, Genetic Savings & Clone, offered clients the chance to reproduce their precious pets for a price, Julie signed up.

This month, she became the first owner of a commercially cloned feline.

The copied cat - dubbed Little Nicky - was born in Austin, Texas, and presented to Julie Dec. 10.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/1222cloned-cat22-ON.html

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bettyellen

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Thu Dec-23-04 04:39 AM
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1. well he ain't so special any more... how many nicky cats did they make?

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dethl

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Thu Dec-23-04 05:00 AM
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3. If I paid 50 grand on a cloned cat...

I'd make damn sure it was the only clone of the cat made.

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Pert_UK

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Thu Dec-23-04 05:00 AM
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2. Stupid selfish witch.......

Never mind the thousands of abandoned / stray cats that are out there and which you could home with $50,000.....or, for that matter, the human charitys you could help with that money.

No, just clone me the same one as last time....

Merry Christmas you stupid old bat.

P.

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Fridays Child

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Thu Dec-23-04 05:36 AM
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4. I'm with you. Evidently, her wealth is exceeded only by her ego.

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RadicalMom

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Thu Dec-23-04 05:41 AM
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5. Are you trying to tell us she had her Pussy replicated?

Sorry, I couldn't help that.

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Deja Q

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Thu Dec-23-04 06:14 AM
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6. I'd bet a good dollar that Lil' Nicky's personality will be nothing like

Big Nicky's.

Hmmm, Texas...

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Kire

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Thu Dec-23-04 06:20 AM
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7. "copied cat", "savings & clone"

this has got to be from the Onion, no?

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