That's roughly the same price as a mid-tier luxury sedan. Ethics of not-adopting and of cloning aside — not to dismiss either — is this really any worse than p

That's roughly the same price as a mid-tier luxury sedan. Ethics of not-adopting and of cloning aside — not to dismiss either — is this really any worse than paying extra for a nice car? An argument could be made the dog provides a higher marginal utility to its owner in this case.