A Halifax, Nova Scotia based search-and-rescue dog that helped recover the last survivor from the World Trade Center attack on Sept. 11th, 2001 has been selected through an essay competition to be cloned, winning the title of the world's "most clone-worthy" dog. Trakr a 15 year old German shepherd owned by former Halifax police officer James Symington, now lives in Los Angeles, and suffers from a degenerative neurological disorder and no longer has the use of his back legs. California-based, BioArts International, choose Trakr for cloning based on an essay submitted by Symington. "We received many very touching submissions to our contest," BioArts CEO Lou Hawthorne said in a release. "But Trakr's story blew us away. His many remarkable capabilities were proven beyond all doubt in our nation's darkest hour — and we view the work of cloning him as a great honour." I personally have mixed emotions about cloning but in this case I think they've made a great choice! CBC story here.
