# Montana Rancher Illegally Created Giant Hybrid Sheep: Should This Be a Crime? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 15, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886 "2024-03-15T18:40:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886/21 "2024-10-05T20:36:37Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > And this sheep might have some desirable traits for wool or meat production–but I know nothing about sheep breeding. No, It was bred solely to be shot by trophy hunters. It has zero actual practical use. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886/22 "2024-10-09T17:09:07Z")
[Black Sheep](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sheep_(2006_New_Zealand_film)), not the Chris Farley one ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886/23 "2024-10-10T16:23:34Z")
That was a pretty good movie. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886/24 "2024-11-13T00:01:30Z")
A follow-up article about the cloned sheep, or “cleep” as I choose now to call them. It’s a brave new weird world. Doesn’t look like there’s any escapees, thankfully. > **[The US Has a Cloned Sheep Contraband Problem](https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-has-a-cloned-sheep-contraband-problem-montana-mountain-king/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us)** > > After a Montana man illegally cloned and bred an endangered giant sheep species, government agencies must now contend with the illicit offspring. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886/25 "2024-11-13T00:23:51Z")
Paywalled. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886/26 "2024-11-13T00:37:51Z")
Nooooo sorry. Basically the people who bought the cloned hybrid sheep may or may not quarantined their sheep, and the OG sheep has been donated to Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York. And they story talks about how this crime might cause more scrutiny on other animal cloning. " The Schubarth case also raises the question of whether regulations on cloning companies should be tightened to ensure they’re not involved in cloning endangered species. Cloning is catching on, with thousands of dogs, cats, and horses having [been cloned in the US already. Legal documents allege that in 2015 Schubarth paid a deposit of $4,200 to enter into a “ovine cloning contract” to clone the Marco Polo argali sheep illegally trafficked into the US. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886/27 "2024-11-13T00:41:36Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > sorry I know. From your end there may be no way to tell. I was just interested in the update. It seems like Wired wants me to pay $5 to subscribe to read any more of their stories. Thanks for trying though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886.md?page=1)