Evil Cloned Dogs Running Rampant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Like most pet owners, Upper West Side resident Gary Rintel wanted to remember his beloved Astro, a short-haired collie/Great Pyrenees, after the mutt passed away. However, instead of holding a nice funeral, or naming his next pet Astro Jr., Rintel took the unusual step of making a hat out of the dog’s fur. Weird and sort of creepy, right? Well, Rintel wasn’t quite finished; he also spent $140,000 to have Astro cloned twice. The results, as you might expect, are like something out of a horror movie. More »