This has to be the weirdest giveaway in history. A company called BioArts is giving away what they call the golden clone. Basically the sweepstakes is to allow people who tell the company why their dog should be cloned and the winner actually gets a free dog clone.

It all sounds very Pet Cemetery to me. The giveaway is open to anyone in the world and to win entrants must write an essay of approximately 500 words telling BioArts why their pet deserves to be cloned. The deadline to enter for the sweepstakes is June 10th and a photo of the dog must be uploaded.

"We recently announced our 'Best Friends Again' auction set for June 18th, in which we plan to sell five commercial dog cloning slots to the five highest bidders," said BioArts CEO Lou Hawthorne. "Frankly, our staff has been touched by the many emails we've received from passionate dog owners who cannot afford to participate in the Best Friends Again auction. These emails describe some very special dogs, many of whom are nearing the end of their remarkable lives."

Via Best Friends Again