Controversial Ecology Issue
Animal Cloning
I believe that cloning animals is a very big controversial issue. Many people see it as a way to save the species and avoiding the possibility for an endangered species. I on the other-hand am going to have to side with those going against the idea. I believe that what is meant to be is meant to be and that is how it should happen. Many people will consider this “going against God” and I would certainly agree though I am not actively religious. I just don’t think that it is right. I see it as toying with life. Life is something precious and for these clones, in my eyes they are not real. I see clones as robots and we all know how IRobot went. These same concepts also contribute when looking at the after affects, many of the cloned animals don’t make it to birth ( maybe for a reason!) and if they do they may not live more than a few years. “As researchers continue to refine their techniques and clone even more animals, some people are worried. So far, cloned animals haven't fared well, critics say. Few cloning attempts are successful. The animals that do survive tend to die young.” - Animal Clones: Double Trouble, Science News For Students states. In the process of cloning so many things can go wrong, after all, think about how complex and diverse every case would be, something is bound to go wrong. If cloning every day animals becomes a regular thing people are likely going to want to continue to bigger things and something like Jurassic Park will again occur. What if they started to clone humans? Would it still seem harmless and cool? I don’t see these creatures as animals because for all we know they could have an unseen mutation in their brain or later they could become troubled or violent. Also we have to think about the life of the clone, how is it fair to them to be some science experiment? What if that was your dog or cat. We can suspect that their life will be short lived and maybe even painful so why...