EU: European Parliament wants ban on cloning for business
June 1st, 2008
By Alan Osborn
The European Parliament is pushing for an outright ban on the commercialisation of the cloning of animals, heading off potentially lucrative research revenue for universities.
It has voted overwhelmingly for a legislative amendment within European Union (EU) legislation to ban cloning animals for economic reasons, preventing their use for manufacturing meat, dairy foods, fibres and skins for clothing and textiles, medicine and other industries. "It's degrading to animals and causes suffering. Animals are sentient beings and should be treated ...
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