ForeverPet Launches First Low Cost Pre-Cloning Service for Pet Owners

Geneticas Life Sciences today announced the launch of ForeverPet, the first low cost pre-cloning service for cat, dog and horse owners. Under the slogan For More Than A Lifetime", ForeverPet allows pet owners to cryopreserve a tiny biopsy that safely preserves their pets DNA for future use in the production of an identical clone.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 3, 2003 --With the advent of commercial equine and bovine cloning, many in the field believe that pet cloning is just over the horizon. Now that a cat clone is a reality and research on dog cloning continues, more and more pet owners have expressed an interest in one day cloning their beloved companions. ForeverPet now provides the first low cost pre-cloning service that permits pet owners to store their pets genetic legacy. Properly stored, the animals frozen DNA is the first step to one day producing an exact replica of their much-loved pet.

Aniko Kaiser, Vice-President of Geneticas Life Sciences stated, As a company that provides commercial animal cloning services, we constantly receive calls from distressed pet owners whose animals are terminal or that just died. One of the biggest deterrents to cryopreserving their pets DNA was cost. With other companies charging upwards of $800 for processing a tissue sample, plus an annual storage fee, many owners became discouraged. After a careful analysis and using proprietary methods, Geneticas launched ForeverPet, allowing an owner to preserve their pets genetic code for less than $20 a month and without any processing fees.

The idea of pet cloning might appear frivolous, but the response from pet owners has been extraordinary. Of course, we make it clear that pet cloning is still down the line. However, many are simply comforted to know that their pet's genetic legacy remains living until cloning becomes feasible." As for those groups that are against animal cloning given the large number of dogs and cats in shelters, Kaiser responds, Although we praise the good work performed by animal welfare groups, this is not a solid argument. If a dog lover has chosen to spend $2,000 on a pedigree animal, he is simply not going to adopt an animal from a shelter. The same goes for a pet owner who only wants a clone of their favorite dog or cat. If anything, there are a number of serious arguments in pet clonings favor. Pet cloning could actually reduce the number of unwanted animals given that an owner might feel happier having their pet neutered if they knew he or she could be cloned. And only one clone would be produced instead of a whole litter. It also might be easier to predict the temperament of a puppy when it grows up. Owners would be less likely to discard their playful puppy when it turns into a destructive dog."

Preserving a pet's cells is a simple process performed by a ForeverPet approved veterinarian. The vet takes a tiny skin sample from the animal, often with just local anesthesia, and sends it to ForeverPet in a special refrigerated transporter. The procedure typically does not cause the pet to experience any interruption in activity. The properly cryopreserved cells remain living and viable indefinitely.
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For additional information contact: Aniko Kaiser, VP, Geneticas Life Sciences, 310 312 9522 ext 923.

About Geneticas Life Sciences.

GENETICAS was established to help those hoping to preserve genetic material for future use in cloning (when available) or procedures not yet developed. As a company working with the leading edge of research and the application of assisted reproductive technologies, including nuclear transfer, GENETICAS is keenly aware of what the very near future might hold for cloning and related human and animal health sciences. Having launched commercial horse cloning services to worldwide clients, the company is also managing a special project, the GENETICAS ARK, which aims to prevent the extinction of the many species that are in danger of disappearing from our planet. By storing their DNA, the ARK plans to reproduce and reintroduce these animals into future protected habitats. Read more at www.geneticas.com