Hero Dog’s Cloned Puppies Make Their Debut
June 19, 2009 by Heather R.
Filed under Pets
Do you remember Trakr, the hero dog that rescued the last survivor from the 9/11 attacks? Last summer it was announced that he would be cloned due to his heroic performance.
The beautiful German Shepherd was cloned in South Korea by Doctor Hwang Woo-Suk, and five puppies were produced: Trustt, Solace, Prodigy, Valor, and Dejavu.
The puppies made their debut on Wednesday in Los Angeles during a press conference with owner James Symington, who told ABCNews.com: “They’re calm. They’re very zen.”
Symington, a retired Canadian police officer, won the cloning of Trakr after he entered an essay contest on why his dog deserved to be cloned.
BioArts, the company responsible for the cloning, will soon be offering cloning for any dog owner for about $136,000 through its new subsidiary Encore Pet Sciences.
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