Bernann McKinney, of Hollywood, California, lost her pit bull, named "Booger", to cancer in April of 2006. The heartbroken McKinney paid RNL Bio, a South Korean biotech company, $50,000 to replicate her dog. On July 28, 2008, five genetic copies of the deceased pit bull were born.International Herald Tribune: How Much Is That Doggie in the Test Tube? (August 5, 2008)