Attack of the Clones

The FDA might be on the verge of approving cloned animals for agricutural use; breeding, meat, and milk, but the public is confused, concerned, and just plain weirded out by this possibility. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel just had a short article about it within the last few days. Of course scientists involved with the develpoment of cloning feel that yes, the FDA will approve cloned animals with a hearty "WHY NOT?" One was quoted saying something along the lines of "If the FDA says its safe, then the public should jutst accept it." But i think that we can ALL think of products that were originally approved by the FDA and then pulled from the market when said product turned dangerous. years ago i was on a prescription drug that was eventually pulled from the market because it was killing people. obviously it didn't kill me too, but it did cause me severe side effects in the time that i took it.

I think that science is going to push so hard for the agricultural application of cloned animals to justify that the work that they have done is not "evil" or "creepy". But do we even NEED these cloned animals? Do we actually have a shortage of quality dairy and meat cows? The article mentioned that even scientists admit that cloning is expensive, so we won't be in fear of whole herds of cloned cows. What's wrong with letting cattle just do it themselves?

I think that science has other reasons for developing and improving cloning, and pushing agricultural use is a smokescreen so to speak. I don't care if it is "safe". I just don't want it happening.