The birth of Britain’s first cloned dog has been branded a “ridiculous waste of money” and scientists said the process raised serious ethical concerns.Sooam Biotech, a company based in Seoul, said it had cloned the puppy, named Mini-Winnie, from a 12-year-old dachshund belonging to Rebecca Smith, a caterer in west London. She had won a competition run by the company which hopes to sell the service to pet owners for £60,000 a time.

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