Exclusive | How cloned pets became the hot, new investment for grieving owners

When Venessa Johnson first laid eyes on her new puppy Ollie, the adorable, 8-week-old Shih Tzu seemed more than a little familiar.

Everything about him — his little nose, his mannerisms — brought back bittersweet memories of her late, beloved companion Oliver, who passed away in December of last year.

“It was strange because it was Oliver’s eyes looking at me, but it was not wholly him,” Johnson, 48, told The Post of her first, emotional meeting with Ollie in upstate New York recently, thousands of miles away from her home on the West Coast.

Thanks to radical advancements in technology, your beloved pet — or at least a version of him or her — can now live forever, using tissue samples collected before their death.

Once a quirky novelty reserved for rich celebrities such as Barbra Streisand and Paris Hilton, ordinary Americans are increasingly opting to clone their cats and dogs — turning to companies that charge upwards of $50,000 for the privilege.

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