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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Biotech Company to Auction Chances to Clone a Dog ” (news article, May 21): Cloning animals to “replace” treasured companions is a boondoggle. And when one considers that millions of dogs and cats are killed each year in shelters because there are no homes for them, cloning becomes unethical as well.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

,” by Verlyn Klinkenborg (Editorial Observer, July 30), is right: “The rate at which dogs are purchased and euthanized in this country is not a sign of our affection for them. If people won’t be responsible for their animals on their own, it’s time to make carelessness criminal. It’s a sign of our indifference.”