Why Do People Choose Pet Cloning?
Formostpeople, petsare part of theirfamily. Unfortunately, the life span of most pets is too short compared to humans. The loss of a pet is an extremely heavy topic for pet owners. Some people bury their pets after losingthem. Some people make necklaces of their pet's ashes and hang themclose to their hearts. Others choose to useanimal cloning technology to regain their lost pet.
For Pet Owners
There are many kinds of pets with different appearances and temperaments, but they all have one thing in common: they are their owner's best companion. Everyone's pet is a special gift. The life span of pets is inevitably much shorter than that of humans. After losing the pet,most owners fall into a sad mood. If there isatechnology that can make pets "rebirth" to a certain extent, the owners will have the opportunity to stay with them for life. Pet cloning technology undoubtedly gives this rare opportunity to owners who want their pets to be by their side forever.
For Working Animal Owners
Working animals are usually understood as animals that are specially trained by humans and can complete certain special tasks. Thereis a wide range of working pets, such as detection dogs, rescue dogs, sled dogs, guide dogs, companion animals, horse physiotherapists, racehorses, etc. People want to inherit the genes of animals with special skills, so that they can reduce a lot of costs in the process of training them.It is possible toreserve and continue the genes of these animalsof excellent bloodlines through animal cloning technology. In the future, scientists can use cloning technology to provide a large number of special animals that serve humans.
For livestock owners
With the continuous development of the economy and society, people's living standards have also been continuously improved. At the same time, the demand for high-quality edible meat products, such as high-quality beef, mutton, and their milk by-products is increasing rapidly, and the corresponding market demand is sharply rising. However, because the reproduction level of high-quality livestock is relatively low and the breeding cost is very high, the market supply for high-quality livestock products is insufficient, which cannot meet the strong demand of the market. To solve this practical problem, we have proposed livestock cloning technology. Livestock cloning, as the name implies, refers to the use of biological cloning technology to clone specific breeds of livestock to obtain mass production of specific livestock.
For Endangered Species Conservation Organizations
Due to the deterioration of the environment and the indiscriminate hunting of human beings, the survival of various rare and endangered wild animals is facing various threats. More than 100 creatures disappear from the earth every day. And their extinction will lead to the disappearance of many molecules that can be used to make new drugs, and it will also cause the disappearance of many genes that help crops to overcome harsh climates, and even cause new plagues. The loss caused by this will be forever and irreparable. Cloning technology plays an important role in protecting endangered animals and protecting biodiversity. In recent years, different species have gradually escaped the danger of extinction through cloning technology. Cloning technology may be one of the best ways to maintain the world's biodiversity.
Although human civilization is getting more modernized, the relationship between people and animals is getting closer. We need animals to bring us company in life, cooperation in work, provision of food and colorful nature. In addition to the above, people have many reasons to choose animal cloning. The short life of animals should not be the biggest problem limiting their survival in this world. The development of human beings in biological sciences has brought hope to the animal world and also broughtmanybenefits to human society.
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