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How California Just Cleared the Way for ‘Glow-in-the-Dark Rabbits’ and ‘Unicorn Horses’

The proposal would have barred cosmetic gene-editing in pets while still allowing medical uses, but it stalled over concerns about costs.

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A California bill that would have banned genetically engineered animals like “glow-in-the-dark rabbits” and “unicorn horses” failed in the state Senate, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Assembly Bill 1382, otherwise known as the aptly named “Ethics Over Aesthetics Act,” was written to prevent businesses from selling pets that have been genetically modified for cosmetic reasons.

Gene-editing tech is already being used to modify animals,........

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