Overview
- Brady said his puppy Junie is a genetic clone of his late dog Lua, created from blood drawn before Lua’s 2023 death by Colossal Biosciences, a company he invests in and advises.
- Colossal announced it acquired ViaGen Pets & Equine, a leading pet‑cloning firm, pairing the disclosure with a push to expand commercial cloning services.
- Pet cloning generally costs about $50,000 for a dog, keeping the service largely limited to affluent owners as public polling shows many Americans view animal cloning as morally unacceptable.
- Experts note clones replicate DNA rather than memories or personality, and research cites low live‑birth success rates and heavy use of donor eggs and surrogates in the process.
- Animal‑welfare advocates point to millions of shelter intakes and hundreds of thousands of euthanasias in recent years, and some public figures, including WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, criticized Brady’s decision.