Little Nicky (cat)

Little Nicky

A Maine Coon similar to Little Nicky
Species	Felis catus
Breed	Maine Coon
Born	(2004-10-17) October 17, 2004 (age 12)
Nation from	American
Owner	Julie

Little Nicky (born October 17, 2004) is the first commercially produced cat clone. He was produced from the DNA of a 19-year-old Maine Coon cat named Nicky who died in 2003. Little Nicky's owner, a north Texas woman named Julie (whose last name was not released) paid $50,000 to have Nicky cloned.

The cloning operation was performed by the California-based company Genetic Savings & Clone, which later closed in 2006.

The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups denounced the cloning, saying that the $50,000 could have been better used to save some of the millions of animals euthanized each year.

The cat showed no negative side effects from the cloning.