Pets could be gene-edited under new English law, says RSPCA
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Science | The Guardian on (#6A4ST)
Act opens door to technology being used to create cats and dogs with extreme features, says charity
Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new government act, the RSPCA has warned.
The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act applies to all vertebrate animals, not only farmed animals, and that it could lead to cats and dogs being gene-edited to include extreme features.
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