Pet cloning booms in China

Pet cloning is on the increase in China, as grieving owners turn to science to try to bring their furry friend back from the dead.

An idea once "confined to the pages of science fiction", pet cloning is now an "established business" in the country, "fuelled by deep emotional attachments, advancing biotechnology" and a booming pet market, said The Independent.

'Genetically identical twin'

In China, "losing a beloved pet" is "increasingly becoming not the end of a beautiful friendship"...