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  1. December 4th, 2003, 08:53 PM #1
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    Genetically engineered pets

    i think i will buy one just for the hell of it, they go on sale next month


    http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science....ap/index.html



    what do you guys think of genetically engineered pets?
    do you agree or not?

    as long as the pet looks kick *** i dont care about ethics i would buy it.

    i want a rotweller crossed with genes from a lion , bear and speed of a cheeta and i want him to have big red eyes with huge teeth and a chip in its head for i can control it incase it tries to kill me.





    Hello Hello, Yes hello to me and hello to you, I am the Crap On and i live in a zoo and its such a friendly old zoo and such fun you'll enjoy yes you will everyone, every two will enjoy it, every three, every four. so come visit my zoo and come up on four.

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  2. December 5th, 2003, 03:31 AM #2
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    I think you would have an army of people ready to remove the chip in the animals head and implant it into yours.....
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  3. December 5th, 2003, 08:03 AM #3
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    There was a story by Larry Niven quite a few years back....where the scientists genetically spliced a cat with a snake....

    Head of a cat, body of a snake, all furry...he termed it a "cattail" for the story's purposes....I'd want one!
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  4. December 6th, 2003, 12:26 PM #4
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    Hi there,

    Just one more way of humanity messing around with nature. It's gonna backfired, I'm sure.

    Ju Leon...
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  5. December 6th, 2003, 12:46 PM #5
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    Not all of us want to forage around the woods eating nuts and berries.
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  6. December 6th, 2003, 02:49 PM #6
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    No problem with genetically modified pets as a concept, but in reality many of these fish will make their way into the wild one way or another. What will be the impact of this man made species on nature?
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  7. December 6th, 2003, 03:10 PM #7
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    Humans have been breeding pets for a very long time..... So whats the difference ??? If you breed or genetically engineer a pet ??? One fast ones slow... Look at pit bulls they are agressive because they where bread to fight...
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  8. December 6th, 2003, 03:52 PM #8
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    Hi there,

    Escape_Driver, it's natural. This is putting a gene from one species to another totally different just for our own benefit. We already got lots of crap from GMO food. Some farmers use GMO seeds, others do not. However, GMO farmers have to pay royalities to the company for using their seeds. However, due to natural causes, non-GMO farmers got GMO seeds (genes) into their crop and now they have to pay the company royalities.

    meatwad, we're talking about pets, not food.

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  9. December 6th, 2003, 05:18 PM #9
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    I don't see the difference ... Gene's in us contain bits from just about every living thing on earth.. gene's are interchangeable there set up to be that way... All we are talking about is how the genes get interchanged... Fast - splicing or Slow - breeding... the speed is the only real difference

    Quote Originally Posted by inferno_gn
    Hi there,

    Escape_Driver, it's natural. This is putting a gene from one species to another totally different just for our own benefit. We already got lots of crap from GMO food. Some farmers use GMO seeds, others do not. However, GMO farmers have to pay royalities to the company for using their seeds. However, due to natural causes, non-GMO farmers got GMO seeds (genes) into their crop and now they have to pay the company royalities.

    meatwad, we're talking about pets, not food.

    Ju Leon...
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  10. December 6th, 2003, 05:27 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by inferno_gn
    Hi there,

    meatwad, we're talking about pets, not food.

    Ju Leon...
    One culture's pet is another culture's food.
    One culture's food is another culture's sacred animal.
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