# Has a cloned pet ever been confirmed by an independant lab? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 30, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-cloned-pet-ever-been-confirmed-by-an-independant-lab/633120 "2012-08-30T08:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-cloned-pet-ever-been-confirmed-by-an-independant-lab/633120/21 "2012-09-02T08:24:08Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > Sure - a pet bull. > > [http://current.com/shows/this-american-life/92921526\_cloning-a-best-friend-this-american-life.htm](http://current.com/shows/this-american-life/92921526_cloning-a-best-friend-this-american-life.htm) > > It’s a strange story with a bit of a surprise ending. It’s worth a watch. I thought of this too, but I couldn’t remember where I saw it or what it was titled. Reinforces what I said above about a clone’s personality. And the owner’s reluctance to accept it. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-cloned-pet-ever-been-confirmed-by-an-independant-lab/633120/22 "2012-09-02T14:00:04Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > Sure - a pet bull. > > [http://current.com/shows/this-american-life/92921526\_cloning-a-best-friend-this-american-life.htm](http://current.com/shows/this-american-life/92921526_cloning-a-best-friend-this-american-life.htm) > > It’s a strange story with a bit of a surprise ending. It’s worth a watch. Wait, where’s the rest of the video? I can’t find part 2 on that page. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-cloned-pet-ever-been-confirmed-by-an-independant-lab/633120.md?page=1)