In recent years, the cloning of companion animals—dogs, cats, even horses—has moved from the realm of science fiction to commercial reality. Specialized companies now offer to preserve your pet’s cells and, when the time comes, create a genetic clone. For grieving owners or those deeply attached to a beloved companion, this promise can feel profoundly comforting.
But behind the emotion lies the science.
And behind the science lie essential ethical and biological questions.
At Adnà, our mission is to help people understand their DNA—not to reproduce living beings. We believe it is important to offer clear, balanced, and responsible information about what cloning can truly achieve… and what it cannot.
Most companies rely on Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT):
If all goes well, a genetically identical animal is born.
In theory, the process is simple. In practice, it is far more complex.
Cloning a dog or cat is never guaranteed. To produce a single viable clone:
Early cloning experiments involved more than 100 attempts for a single viable puppy.
Commercial claims of high success rates should be interpreted cautiously, as independent data are scarce.
These are not arguments against the technology — but they are essential realities.
This is crucial:
Cloning reproduces DNA, not identity.
An animal’s personality is shaped by:
Two animals with identical DNA will never share identical personalities or histories.
For grieving owners, this distinction matters: cloning does not bring back the same companion—
it creates a new living being.
Cloning procedures require multiple animals and repeated invasive steps.
Failures are common, raising legitimate welfare concerns.
Does cloning help with grief—or complicate it?
Does it reduce a living being to its genome?
Are we hoping for the impossible: the return of a lost companion?
With so many animals in shelters, is cloning the best use of resources?
Many countries lack clear ethical guidelines for pet cloning.
Success rates, animal care standards, and protocol details often remain undisclosed.
As a genetic testing company, Adnà does not offer or promote pet cloning.
Our role is different:
to educate
to inform responsibly
to clarify what genetics can—and cannot—do
to help people make thoughtful, ethical decisions
We acknowledge the legitimate scientific advances behind cloning, especially for conservation or research.
But when it comes to companion animals, we encourage:
Cloning does not restore a lost companion—
it creates a new one, deserving of its own story.
Pet cloning is neither a miracle nor a scandal.
It is a developing technology with remarkable potential and profound ethical implications.
As a responsible actor in the field of genetics, Adnà seeks to contribute to an informed, compassionate, science-based discussion.
For us, one principle stands firm:
Science must evolve—but always with ethics at its core.
The real question is not “Can we clone?”
but rather
“Why clone—and at what cost for the animals involved?”
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