A Florida couple recently welcomed home a new puppy, Lancelot Encore – the first commercially cloned puppy in the U.S., according to the Associated Press.

Cloning animals to “replace” treasured companions is a boondoggle. These beloved animals’ personalities and charming quirks cannot be so easily reproduced. And when one considers that millions of dogs and cats are killed each year in shelters because there are no homes for them, cloning becomes unethical as well.

Find out more at www.PETA.org.

Kathy Guillermo, director

Laboratory Investigations Department

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Norfolk, Va. 23510