According to People, Brady collaborated with Colossal to clone Lua, a pit bull mix he shared with his ex-wife, Gisele Bundchen, and their children. Lua died in December 2023, but before her death, a blood sample was collected to preserve her genetic material.
Using that sample, scientists successfully produced Junie, whom Brady describes as a “second chance” for his family. “I love my animals. They mean the world to me and my family,” Brady said in a statement.
“A few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family’s elderly dog before she passed. That gave my family a second chance with a clone of our beloved Lua.”
Colossal recently acquired Viagen, the same company known for cloning Barbra Streisand’s dog, Samantha, and Paris Hilton’s missing pet, Diamond Baby. Viagen’s cloning process is based on technology developed by the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, which famously cloned Dolly the Sheep in the 1990s.
Beyond pet cloning, Colossal has made headlines for its bold scientific goals, including efforts to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth and the dodo bird. Brady said he hopes Colossal’s partnership with Viagen Pets and Equine will bring comfort to grieving pet owners while also advancing the preservation of endangered animals.