Where can I find good information on the dangers of purebreeding, cloning, and geneticly manipulating pets?

Question

I'm an animal lover and I've picked this as the topic of an essay for my english class. Any (preferably credible, non-blog) ideas?

Answer 1

go to the library and look for different scientific magazines that have articles about this type of research. You can also google it but u have to watch and make sure that these reports are credible, while just going to the library u r gaurenteed credibility. just depends on how much time ur willing to research

Answer 2

That is a very interesting topic you have chosen. Human cloning has also been done but the first ever clone was a sheep called Dolly who looked exactly like a sheep who died 10 years before.

making a clone is hard because when cloning, the foetuses often misread their own genetic code. This site highlights this point
http://www.forbes.com/2001/07/05/0705clone.html
http://www.abpischools.org.uk/resources/poster-series/cloning/dreadans.asp
http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=5242&sec=24&con=4

Purebreeding is not that bad I should think. It is cross breeding that is harmful. For example, a jellyfish has got a gene that makes it glow in the dark. Now this gene was put into a bunny! And the bunny DOES glow in the dark. This raises issues-should we be changing nature's doing? Purebreeding is all right, but cross-breeding?I dont think so. man often cross breeds for his own advantage-horses that are fast and horses that are healthy are bred...then used in horse races. Build on this.genetically manipulating is like this only. Putting uniqueness of one nimal like glow-jellyfish into another animal-a bunny.

All the best,
I hope this helped you!