Woman Spends Almost RM100KTo ‘Bring Back’ Her Deceased Dog—Internet Goes Wild

Xu, a woman from Hangzhou, China, stunned the world after spending a whopping RM98,000 to clone her beloved Doberman named Joker, who passed away due to a heart attack. Grief-stricken and suffering from severe insomnia after Joker’s death, Xu, who has a medical background, decided to turn her sorrow into an unprecedented step by cloning her lost companion using advanced genetic technology. The procedure involved using a skin sample from Joker, creating an embryo, and implanting it into a surrogate mother dog.

After nearly a year, Xu successfully welcomed “Little Joker,” an exact genetic replica that shared not only Joker’s physical appearance but also remarkably similar quirks—including a unique black spot near its nose and the playful habit of stealing socks. Although Xu finds comfort in Little Joker’s presence, her extraordinary decision sparked intense debate among netizens. Many supported her right to cope with grief in her own way, while others questioned the ethics behind such a costly and controversial process of pet cloning.

The debate is fierce online, with discussions centering on whether cloning is a healthy way to handle loss or merely an expensive way to delay grief.

Source : SCMP