ViaGen explains how pet cloning works

We recently documented how the owner of a local animal cloning company is being attacked by short-sellers.

Located in Cedar Park, a suburb of Austin, ViaGen clones animals mainly for breeders, such as cattle or horses. But last year they decided to open a pet cloning division called ViaGen Pets.

Yes, you read that correctly.

You can now get an exact genetic copy of your favorite pet. ViaGen told me earlier this year that they have successfully cloned several litters of kittens and that it expects a first littler of cloned puppies about now.

ViaGen put together this handy video of how pet cloning works:

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