9/11 search dog cloned for former Canadian cop

Left, James Symington of Los Angeles holds five clones of Trakr, his late search-and-rescue dog, who found the last human survivor in the rubble of the 9/11 attacks. Symington received the clones for free after Trakr was judged the most "cloneworthy" dog in the world. Right, Lou Hawthorne, CEO of BioArts International of Mill Valley, California, whose company sponsored the Golden Clone Giveaway contest won by Symington in 2008 with an essay about Trakr's heroism. Not shown: Dr. Hwang Woo-Suk, who directed the team that produced the clones. Photo by Ben Glass. (PRNewsFoto/BioArts & Research, Ben Glass)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists in California say they have cloned a dog that helped with search-and-rescue after the New York terrorist attacks on 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 now lives in Los Angeles.

Before Trakr died in April at age 16, Symington entered a contest sponsored by the California company BioArts International that offered to clone a pet dog for free.

Symington took Trakr to New York after the World Trade Center collapsed and said Trakr helped find one woman who was still alive.

Symington was briefly in hot water for working at the Trade Center while he was supposed to be on medical leave.

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