Has anyone else seen the ad for this show?! People compete for the chance to have their dog cloned.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-60000-puppy-cloning-mans-best-friend/episode-guide

Bizarre or what? Do wonder if these owners accept that the clone will be genetically the same but that's where it'll end, will be interested to hear what's going on in their heads and what their expectations are. But what a weird idea.

Yes, seen it.

Just think it's so wrong, on  so many levels  :-(

Sick.

Up until recently I always said the same about cloning anything. Haven't seen the programme yet of course, but suddenly I can understand how some people can think. Having just lost my dog of a lifetime -NOBODY like her ever in the 33 years I have owned dogs - my brain isn't functioning properly and I'm just distraught, still after 3 weeks. And when I saw this programme mentioned I instantly said "I wish I'd known about the competition, I want Ripley cloned". Then went on to say how I've saved some of her fur and maybe in future it will be cheaper to clone etc. My 14 year old son looked at me and said "But surely it wouldn't behave the same way because it won't have had the same experiences that Ripley had?" (Very astute for his age I felt.) Yes indeed, and my BRAIN knows that, but having lost a dog like no other, (and DESPITE having two sons, two daughters, 5 granddaughters, one grandson and one great granddaughter of her!!) suddenly my heart rules everything and all normal logical reasoning seems to have gone out the window. It's grief. So yes, I can understand why some people will want to go through the process of having a clone of their dog. I thought I knew what it was like to lose a dog, I've lost many VERY special ones, nut nothing like this.

I can understand the desire, whether logical or not, to have a beloved pet cloned, and don't feel I know enough scientifically about the process to agree or disagree on moral grounds, but I certainly don't agree with Ch4 turning it into what looks to be some sort of thinly disguised game show.

Surely it would be better to show a documentary about the process, ethical arguments for & against etc, rather than have people compete to 'win' a clone of their pet - that just doesn't sit right with me somehow.

It isn't channel 4 having the competition, it is the company doing the clones -channel 4 just wanted to do a documentary about it.