I guess the fact of such services existing and competing drives forward and funds genetics research, so from that point of view I'm glad they exist, but it seems like a strange way to spend so much money.
https://www.straypetsinneed.org/
and
https://guardianangelscatrescue.org/
from which we recently adopted Grace Hopper and Enrico Fermi, now beloved family members.
I know people who have grieved for months after losing their cat and their dog. Their connection was much more than "just a pet", it became family and as important as a child, sibling or parent.
Cloning is of course not guarantee the pet will be exactly as the original, but if there's a chance it will have similar personality I can very much understand the willingness to pay for it.
Grief is hard, but going back is impossible.
The project is mostly to prove viability as I've seen focus on dogs and horses.
There is a great documentary on a scientist who is cloning Saudi Arabian horses.
Seems best avoided.
I was just curious, one could say, more or less.
Losing a child must, by force of nature, be much more difficult to handle than even a 20+ year relationship with one's dearest horse or Galapagos turtle or tiger cub or something.
It is interesting to think about, in any case.