Blisstree » trakr http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:05:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Hero Dog’s Cloned Puppies Make Their Debut http://www.blisstree.com/articles/hero-dogs-cloned-puppies-make-their-debut/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/hero-dogs-cloned-puppies-make-their-debut/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:32:15 +0000 Heather R. http://www.blisstree.com/?p=94786 Post from: Blisstree

Hero Dog’s Cloned Puppies Make Their Debut

]]> 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.

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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.

[image: newscom]

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World Trade Center Hero to be Cloned

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Trakr, part of one of the first canine rescue units at the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks and the dog to find the last human survivor, is to be cloned later this year.

Trakr’s owner James Symington entered a contest by California-based BioArts International that called for entrants to share why they had the most clone-worthy pet, and it’s easy to see why Trakr was picked!

His DNA will be sent to Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in Korea and the clone could be born before the end of the year.

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