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The False Promise of Cloning Your Pet

Clip: Season 49 | 6m 37s  | Video has closed captioning.

Departed pets can now live on through reproductive cloning. But many owners have been surprised to find that genetics aren’t everything—Fluffy the second turns out to be an animal all its own.

Aired: 08/16/22

Rating: NR

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