A woman paid £19,000 to clone her soulmate cat after it died at the age of five. Professional dog trainer Kelly Anderson, 32, decided to clone her beloved pet Chai after she died from post-op complications.
She remembered a conversation with her vet technician roommate about ViaGen, a Texas-based company that offers animal cloning services to pet owners. So Kelly decided to preserve Chai’s DNA by having her frozen overnight at the vet.
Kelly spent all night researching ViaGen and called them as soon as they opened to begin the process. ViaGen took Chai's DNA and placed it into an empty egg, which was then placed into a surrogate cat.
