... of time it took the animals to mate (or the many attempts at artificial insemination before a fetus was created), the time it took young to be born and raised, and most importantly, the uncertainty in the expression of valued features in the offspring or the dilution of wanted traits. It seemed that the best way to reproduce a prized animal would be through cloning, and although in the past this idea seemed far fetched and maybe even impossible, the cloning of animals is now a darkening reality in the horizon of biotechnological research. The announcement of the first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep in 1997 brought along a wave of ethical issues and mixed feelings from people of all venues of life. Some were excited at the possibilities of being able to clone a mammal could bring, such as the use of cloned animals in producing expensive drugs in ...

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