How to Clone a Family Dog: Win a BioArts Auction

According to a science interview by the Times that was released early this morning on the UPI Web Site, a California firm called BioArts International will be offering five auctions starting in June 2008, for a rare chance to clone a family dog. These BioArts pet dog clone auctions will have a starting bid amount of 100,000 US dollars on them. Click here to read about this Times interview on the UPI Web Site.

The information from BioArts about who will be hosting these pet clone BioArts auctions does not seem to be released yet, but I highly suspect that it will not be eBay. For years, eBay has held to their morals about not allowing dogs and pets to be sold on their auction site. Or, maybe they will allow this BioArts pet dog clone auction idea?

I am looking at eBay sales rules; eBay has banned the sale of live pets on their auction site, with a few exceptions made on the banned pet auction rule for select fish, stuffed animals and skins. eBay also does not allow any product with dog or cat fur on it to be sold, but BioArts is not offering to sell fur on a product on eBay, just the services on how to get a brand new product with fur after leaving that auction Web site. Click here to read about eBay animal auction rules.

Like many Americans, I am totally against the BioArts pet dog clone auction idea. Wait, don't get me wrong. I am still grieving over more than one of my pets who has died. For many of us the grieving process for our lost friends just never goes away. But, I am also still grieving over missing people too. BioArts may claim that they just want to pet clone the family dog today, but what happens with the BioArts dog clone auction idea tomorrow?

Each year there are over 3 million dogs euthanized in animal shelters, with each one of these little doggie brains wanting desperately to live through the love of a new owner. If BioArts pet dog clone auctions are allowed to happen without outcry, we are paving the road towards future troubles. As can be seen in the eBay rules, our society is not equipped with any laws to direct proper conduct while BioArts offers to clone family pets.