9/11 search dog cloned for ex-officer

 
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 18, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Scientists in California say they have cloned a dog that helped with search-and-rescue after the New York terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001.

Five German shepherd puppies cloned from a dog named Trakr have been delivered to owner James Symington , a former police officer in Halifax , Nova Scotia , who lives in Los Angeles.

Before Trakr died in April at age 16, Symington entered a contest...


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