Will Gildea (McGill), postdoctoral researcher at the CRÉ, publishes a new letter in The Guardian on animal cloning.

Gildea argues that the growing pet‑cloning industry which makes it possible to “replace” one’s pet, though it may seem to be a sign of sincere love for animals, may instead be an indication that we are misvaluing them. Trying to have one’s dog “reborn” takes them to be a replaceable object and not an individual with an irreplaceable perspective.

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