WHY Contiuos These insulse Experiments...The Puppy Cloned are the firts step for a dark age to experiments , What's are the next results? a CHILD! for realize the Super and Perfect-MAN?This's innatural, The Life on the World Not is a Immense Business, Marketing, Stop!

Wu Joong, Verona, Italy

It's sad that the women doesn't understand, that those dogs are copies of the body of her lost dog. You can not bring back the soul. Cloning technology will be good for surgery and regrowing lost limbs/skin, and maybe bringing back extinct species. Other than that it's pointless.

Gyula Kiss, Debrecen, Hungary

I'm sorry, but as much as I loved my dog and was devastated when I had to have him put to sleep, there is no way I would have him cloned. We are all born to DIE, that is nature's way. I just don't think it's right.

Tina, Bexley, United Kingdom

Anyone who doesn't have a problem with this should read "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. In the future world of the book, the "establishment" prefers clones to individuals because they can produce 99 identical workers running 99 identical factory machines. Think of the efficiency!

James, MacPherson, USA

It's shocking how many people are cross with her for cloning her dog, and would rather she got a pound puppy. Ignoring for a moment the unusual role this particular pet played in her life (which it saved), if she thinks it's worthwhile, nobody else should see fit to judge her. She looks happy. Good!

Tom Papworth, London, UK

I have lost dogs that I loved very much, but I still think this idea of paying for a clone is ludicrous and creepy. Death is a natural part of the world, but now the richest among us can pay to pretend it never happens. The real Booger is gone, and it is time his owner moved on with her life.

Heath, New York, NY, U.S.A.

This is so sick, you wouldn't believe!
Next will be to satisfy the "dog eating market" you'll see.

Will, Melbourne, Australia

I think this is a great thing to happen, I recently lost my dog after 12 years and although we rescued one from a shelter it wont be or feel the same as my last dog.

I wonder if the same people who complain here will compain when this leads to cloning organs used to save peoples lives?

James, Dunstable, England

Edward in Lincoln, I think you'll find that the Scottish get referred to as British very frequently - notably by English commentators when competing in Birtish sporting events

Laura, Edinburgh,

PDSA believes cloning is wrong. It cannot reproduce a pet's exact character and it ignores the welfare of the new pet and surrogate mother. It is far better to visit a rescue or rehoming centre for a loving, healthy pet.

Elaine Pendlebury, PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Telford, Shropshire

Do the people who have a problem with the cloning of Booger also have a problem with the cloning of the police dogs? Or is it OK to produce clones as part of an accelerated breeding programme for working dogs/animals, but not for personal reasons?

A Brown, London, UK

The greatest tribute she could have paid to the memory of her beloved Booger (a rescued dog apparently) would have been to rescue another dog(s) from the thousands of high kill shelters/pounds that currently exist in the United States. This woman is not an animal lover - she's just plain selfish!

Kim, Los Angeles, USA

Well as far as cloning a lost loved one, i wouldnt have a problem being cloned after i died. But seriously, i see no problem with cloned pets, if a person can afford it and its what they want. If there is a market for it then the industry will survive and if it survives people want it.

David Hagenbaigh, wilkes-barre, usa

Ridiculous. Why could she not keep her home and adopt a pound puppy or two? Those poor little animals only want a home and some love. Instead she clones? Lady, life is life. We live, we die. So do dogs, horses, cats. How sad that she can't move forward.

julie, atlanta, usa

'Scottish scientists in Edinburgh'? When was the last time you wrote 'English scientists in London...'? But I'm forgetting - scots are scots and welsh are welsh. Only the English are 'british'.

Edward, Lincoln, England

It's only a matter of time before they start cloning people. People should realize these are the genetic twins of those who are cloned, and not the same being. They may be genetically pre-disposed to certain things, but they have will have a different life experience and thoughts like twins all do

Bob, Cincinnati, Ohio,

Should she have spent the money on what else exactly?Perhaps a couple of cars , what joy would that give?
Good for her , dog saves her , looks after her afterwards and you all post about dangerous dogs or a waste of money , its her money.
I kinda agree though where next , cloning a late loved one?

C Robb, ayr, ayrshire

It's all well and done but the comments are only coming because she's gone to eccentricities and been the first to do it.
I have no problem. It's not my money, and we can't force her to change her mind.

C. Davenport, London, England

I wish Ms. McKinney many happy years with her pups. But know these pups are NOT her beloved Booger. Clone or not, they are each an individual soul with their own unique personality. If she truly wants to honor Booger, then do what he did for her - save a life. Adopt a shelter animal.

Linda, Virginia Beach, USA

"I dream of the day, some day, when everyone can afford to clone their pet, because losing a pet is a terrible, terrible loss to anyone"

That is the truest most phrase in the Bible story. If you'd had the tears you'd surely apreciate the love. Shame on those children who try and monopolize God.

Kevin Hevin, St. Marks, Saint

Hey, the lady can have whatever and how many dogs she wants. I wonder -- a) why did her mastiff dog get 10x the dosage of meds for beesting? -- and what happened to IT?
and b) i would hope she would take that poor starved looking Korean hostmother dog home with her, too. The poor thing!

Patricia Mahler Vazquez, Edgewater, USA

i agree that 50K would help a lot of shelter dogs....but what's with this "what does she need 5 dogs for?" sentiment....i have 10 dogs, all different breeds, all rescues from the navajo reservation (i live in flagstaff, arizona)...and thes judgements about having more than 1 dog rub me wrong

Barry, flagstaff, arizona, us

I have lost pets before and it is devastating. However, I have rescued others since than and am happy that I could give them a loving home. That $50,000 could have gone a long way in helping several shelters provide free spay/neutering.
What in the world is she going to do with 5 dogs?

Denise, Virginia, usa

Unfortunately this may only result (probably) in a good Booger, a bad Booger, a naughty Booger, a sleepy Booger, and hyperactive Booger... or whatever. They could all be identity crisis Boogers I suppose.

Mark, London,

I love my dog but $50k for a clone of a pound puppy is simply crazy when even the most expensive pedigree puppy will cost less than 5% of that and a new pound puppy that could really use a home would be virtually free, and how many pound puppies could be cared for with $50k?.The woman needs help.

David, new York, United States

That $50,000 would have gone a long way to helping unwanted animals.She can't know if these clones will have the same personallity as the original. And if they do, then the original wasn't so special, was he? What a future, where we don't have to deal with grief or loss, we just order another copy.

Sonja, Lenoir, USA

None of these posters have ever lost a dog they love,Its a fantastic developement.

mr barnett, schaffhausen, switzerland

Please clone the mastiff.

David , London,

Can't see a problem with it myself. She gets her beloved dog back and nodoubt the resturant next door to the University gets a couple of chefs specials at the week end !

G.T.Shaw, Gateshead,

So this woman keeps two dogs of dangerous breeds capable by their breeding and anatomy of savage attacks. One attacks her and the other attacks the first, she's now confined to a wheelchair and decides to keep 5 more cloned dangerous dogs. How insane.

Claire James, Ruislip, Middlesex

There are so many abandoned dogs needing good homes. It seems such a waste to go and have 5 clones made at huge expense when there are hundreds of perfectly good dogs waiting for homes.

Victoria, Oxford,

Margot in Fife. I think this strange woman would have done this ridiculous thing irrespective of the type of pet. More money than sense !! Why not have another rescue dog??

Carol, Leicester, UK

Will US customs allow them back in the country?

J Purcell, London, UK

This is completely wrong. The development of cloning for research and the scientific progress is one thing. Yet this highly controversial and morally uncertain technology being utilised for commercial purposes because some one with sufficient funds “misses” their “beloved” pet just pushes it too far

Mike, bristol,

I just find this perverse.

John F, London,

Dont like where this is bringing us. What happened to fate and acceptance?

Antony, Lugano,

Why does she need five? In anticipation of the medical problems suffered by clones? Waste of money, pop down to an animal rescue home if you want to repay canine kindness.

William , London , uk

This is why I'm a cat lover!

Margot, Fife,