Jun 19 2008
Online Auctions for Cloned Dogs Starting July 5th
I can only imagine the controversy an online auction giving highest bidders the opportunity to clone their dogs may bring.
BioArts International, a biotech start-up that focuses on animal and human genomics, will hold five separate online auctions starting July 5th, with each separate auction running for 12 hours.
The auctions will last through July 9 on live bidding Web site ProxiBid.com. The first auction has a starting bid of $100,000, and that bid will increase by $20,000 each day. Sounds incredibly expensive? Well, according to Lou Hawthorne, CEO of BioArts International, the company will not even break even at these prices. And aside from the auctions, the company is planning to offer one lucky dog owner a free dog cloning , according to Hawthorne.
The winners of the auctions will submit DNA samples, and the company says it can guarantee a healthy cloned puppy within 3 to 12 months.
What do you think of dog cloning…does it bother you, or would you love the chance to clone your beloved dog one day?
Read more about dog cloning and the auctions here.
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