Little Nicky (born October 17, 2004) is the first commercially-produced cat clone. He was produced from the DNA of a 17-year-old cat named Nicky who died in 2003. Little Nicky's owner, a north Texas woman named Julie (her last name was not released) who paid $50,000 to have Nicky cloned, claimed that Little Nicky's behavior is similar to that of her late cat Nicky, including an unusual liking for water. October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up CAT, cat, Cat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In genetics, a clone is a replica of all or part of a macromolecule (eg. ... The general structure of a section of DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the biological development of a cellular form of life or a virus. ... For other uses, see number 17. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Water is an odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is known as the universal solvent. ...

The cloning operation was performed by the California-based company Genetic Savings and Clone. In 2005 the company lowered the fee for cat cloning to US $32,000. The company anticipates being able to charge higher prices for cloning dogs. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Genetic Savings & Clone, Inc. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

The Humane Society and other animal welfare groups denounced the cloning, saying that the $50,000 could have been better used to save some of the millions of pets destroyed each year. A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal and human suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, companionship, or research. ... Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. ... Euthanasia (Greek, good death) is the practice of killing in a painless or minimally painful way for merciful reasons, usually to end suffering. ...

The cat showed no negative side effects from the cloning and is alive and healthy. Look up CAT, cat, Cat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A side-effect is any effect other than an intended primary effect. ... Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. ...

See also

• Little Nicky (film)
• Pet cloning
• CopyCat - the first cloned pet
• The 6th Day - a fictional movie in which a company sells cloned pets

Little Nicky (2000) is a comedy film written, produced and starring Adam Sandler. ... Pet cloning is the commercial cloning of a pet animal. ... CC at age 2 with her owner CC (born December 22, 2001), short for CopyCat or Carbon Copy, is a brown tabby and white domestic shorthair and the first cloned pet. ... The 6th Day is a 2000 action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Rapaport. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... Look up company in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original. ... Pets and humans often contribute toward the happiness of the other in a pet relationship. ...

External links

• Genetic Savings and Clone - (Now closed)
• BBC News article
• California company clones a woman's cat for $50,000