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 Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:41 pm Post subject: Barbra Streisand had her dog Samantha cloned |
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http://variety.com/2018/film/news/barbra-streisand-clone-dogs-samantha-1202711047/
| Quote: | Barbra Streisand Had Her Beloved Dog Samantha Cloned: Meet Miss Scarlett and Miss Violet
For an interview with Variety for this week’s cover story, Barbra Streisand had a caption suggestion. She wanted a portrait taken at her Malibu estate with her three dogs to be called “Send in the Clones.”
This wasn’t just a clever turn of phrase. Streisand revealed that two of her dogs, Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett, were cloned from her 14-year-old Coton du Tulear Samantha, who died in 2017. Before Samantha died, Streisand had cells taken from her mouth and stomach.
“They have different personalities,” Streisand says. “I’m waiting for them to get older so I can see if they have her [Samantha’s] brown eyes and seriousness.”
Her third dog is a distant cousin of Samantha’s. A breeder brought the dog, whose mother had been named Funny Girl, and Streisand was smitten. She adopted the new dog and called her Miss Fanny, which is how Fanny Brice’s dresser refers to the character in the movie.
After the clones arrived, Streisand dressed the dogs in red and lavender to tell them apart, which is how they got their names — Miss Scarlett and Miss Violet. All three dogs appear frequently in Streisand’s Instagram feed. |
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If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it.
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| Just wondering if she's cloned some extra Barbras just in case she needs a kidney transplant or the like. |
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Someone clone Kareem, Wilt, Shaq, West, and Kobe.
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| ExPatLkrFan wrote: | | Just wondering if she's cloned some extra Barbras just in case she needs a kidney transplant or the like. |
Actually reproductive cloning is being researched. There are concerns. LINK | Quote: | | In bioethics, the ethics of cloning refers to a variety of ethical positions regarding the practice and possibilities of cloning, especially human cloning. While many of these views are religious in origin, some of the questions raised by cloning are faced by secular perspectives as well. |
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| jodeke wrote: | | If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it. |
She even admitted the cloned dogs have different personalities from the source dog so it just seems like an extravagant waste of her money.
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| numero-ocho wrote: | | jodeke wrote: | | If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it. |
She even admitted the cloned dogs have different personalities from the source dog so it just seems like an extravagant waste of her money. |
IMO that difference may be extra. I think many people buy dogs for the breed rather than personalities. The joy of two rather than one seems attractive. Different personalities may be the same in dogs as it is in children. Compatibility to me is of more concern. Can they co-exist?
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Um, that's not a dog . . . it's a shaggy rodent.
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| numero-ocho wrote: | | jodeke wrote: | | If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it. |
She even admitted the cloned dogs have different personalities from the source dog so it just seems like an extravagant waste of her money. |
Still think a "cloning expert" just conned her and gave her another dog. She seems dumb enough to fall for that. |
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| Buck32 wrote: | | Someone clone Kareem, Wilt, Shaq, West, and Kobe. |
Would they be the younger version or the current version? |
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| Basketball Fan wrote: | | numero-ocho wrote: | | jodeke wrote: | | If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it. |
She even admitted the cloned dogs have different personalities from the source dog so it just seems like an extravagant waste of her money. |
Still think a "cloning expert" just conned her and gave her another dog. She seems dumb enough to fall for that. |
 That's what I was thinking too.
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Look! the dog has a nose just like hers...!
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| Stupid. If she wanted another mop she could have just gone to any store around the corner... |
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| Basketball Fan wrote: | | numero-ocho wrote: | | jodeke wrote: | | If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it. |
She even admitted the cloned dogs have different personalities from the source dog so it just seems like an extravagant waste of her money. |
Still think a "cloning expert" just conned her and gave her another dog. She seems dumb enough to fall for that. |
No she's really smart because she has a lot of money. |
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| ExPatLkrFan wrote: | | Basketball Fan wrote: | | numero-ocho wrote: | | jodeke wrote: | | If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it. |
She even admitted the cloned dogs have different personalities from the source dog so it just seems like an extravagant waste of her money. |
Still think a "cloning expert" just conned her and gave her another dog. She seems dumb enough to fall for that. |
No she's really smart because she has a lot of money. |
Really? Have you heard of Donald John Trump?
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| jodeke wrote: | | ExPatLkrFan wrote: | | Basketball Fan wrote: | | numero-ocho wrote: | | jodeke wrote: | | If you have $50,000 laying around cloning a pet you love may be worth it. |
She even admitted the cloned dogs have different personalities from the source dog so it just seems like an extravagant waste of her money. |
Still think a "cloning expert" just conned her and gave her another dog. She seems dumb enough to fall for that. |
No she's really smart because she has a lot of money. |
Really? Have you heard of Donald John Trump? |
Well that seems to be the narrative around here! You know Money May is really smart look at his bank accounts. Unless of course it's some one you don't like. Lol |
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