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The perfect present for under the tree… These Genpets were designed to create a stir and it seems they did. Check out this site to see how they were advertised, and this site explains how they were really created and why. Each package consists of custom vacuum formed plastic surrounding a foam latex animatron; Strange animals, grown and altered, by bioengineering, but clearly mammalian. They are twitching, shaking, clawing, and head butting their packaging but twist ties keep them held in place. Feeding tubes supply the creatures with nourishment, as well as electricity for the glowing “fresh strips” and heart monitors. But these are not plastic toys, these are mass produced, copyrighted life; modified for consumption. These animals have been deemed worthless and marketed as midrange children’s toys. Like curiosities, they are on display but not in glass jars, rather plastic. They are tethered, but for practicality, not for security, and these cables demonstrate their relationship of utter dependency and submission right away upon birth. They are asleep in their packages complacently waiting to join their new homes as one more possession as the latest and greatest form of consumable technology.”
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August 28th, 2006
I saw these little guys at an open house that the Ontario College of Art and Design hosted. As awesome of a statement these li’l guys made, it was just creepy when I walked into the room– attracted by the hospital-like beeps of their individual life-support machines.
It was pretty fun, though. They’d move every so often and there were different generations [ some were there whose shelf-life had expired
]– very lifelike.
August 28th, 2006
This isn’t a year or two old?
August 28th, 2006
lol, I totaly want one! Oh wait, I already have a cat. Same differance. Personally I don’t find this very creepy. The idea of “re-pet” in 6th Day creeps me out way more than this does. They did a really great job on that display, tho.
August 28th, 2006
My god. This is going to change the face of toys. Instead of the toy industry tenatively dipping their feet in the water of life, these guys are half submersed. SuperTamagotchiFetusThing ACTIVATE!
September 6th, 2006
i heard these were a hoax i hope they aernt these little dudes are awsome but are they always on the cord?
October 7th, 2006
Thats so odd yet creepy i never saw 1 up close but the pics says it all wicked stuff!!! @_x
October 9th, 2006
false fake its hust an expirment to see how poeple react to this a artist starte the expirment and desighned it all http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/genpets.asp
December 31st, 2006
this could be a new revolution in the way kids and grown kids look after and handle their toys creating a caring and sensitive way to life its self the idea comes across as a great one but i cant help feeling like my little dude is sort of dying and the way it is crampd into the packaging seems quastrohobic and painfull to say the least how ever i believe i can see the good in what the creater is trying to achieve over come the obsticles and deal with a nice approach you could well be onto a winner from skitz please chek out my music www.skitzo2u.com return the favour
January 30th, 2007
thats disguisting how can de keep livin tings like at… bastards.
the concept shore as hell looks fake tank god for dat.
February 6th, 2007
Ah nice little guy what a big seller this thing is gona be whether it is true or just Art. But lets look at the truth, do we realy want to give a little thing that someone would fall in love with and after a year, dispose of it and go back to wall mart and get a new one, wouldn’t this teach kids that life is meaningless, love is meaningless lets just trow it away and it will be OK. is that realy what will make our kids care more for their things or just get them used to buying more in the futur, t he list is endless, Lets all Just Think before any of this gets out of hand.
God save us all
February 19th, 2007
this is fake, a hoax, a fakeout.Most could tell that its fake. I can prove it. (go to web site)
February 19th, 2007
im sorry here is the site. http://www.brandejs.ca/portfolio5/gp04.php
February 25th, 2007
That site you list skittleskater, is merely the artists rendition of the actual product from genpets.com the real version isnt available yet due to not being able to get all the selling rights together. And to jd, yes it might teach some kids something along the lines that life/love is meaningless, but to others it might teach them the reality that death is also a part of life and to cherish all the moments you can have while its around.As for the creature stayin on the tube/cord, i would presume not though not entirely sure.Im sure that the nutrient packets could be fed through some sort of dropper like one would do for a baby squirrel or baby rabbit, therefore defeating the purpose of being continously attached to some tube. has anyone bothered to contact the company to find out more information about the genpet, ya know, before they said its a hoax. so far anyone whos said it was a hoax looked at the artists rendition page before they looked at the real page.
March 2nd, 2007
Genpets do not exist. The dude created them as a way of saying there bioengineering might take the world one day…
Mostly directed at those you didn’t explore and poke through his website.
http://www.brandejs.ca/portfolio5/gp02.php
lonewolf: It’s isn’t a rendition, it’s a fact that he created the genpets, they are robots.
March 18th, 2007
think its a hoax checkt wikipedia cause i wanted one
May 27th, 2007
hm. i don’t understand some things.
after you buy the gen pet can you open the box? i mean.
i dont understand why after i searched on google for more photos with the genpets i only found official photos. (i was looking for pictures people made after buying the genpet, amateur photos).
anyways.. im not sure what to think abolut this.
May 29th, 2007
This isn’t real. I wish it was though.
October 21st, 2007
have you guys ever wondered if this could all backfire? If they could get smarter, or would want to kill us in our sleep????!!! Seriously, I think we should stop playing with fire because we might get totally burned!
November 11th, 2007
I read the page one www.genpets.com and it is a real thing. yes you can take them out of the packages when you get them and after 20 minutes they will come out of their hibernation stage and recognize the owners face as kind of like its mom and it will recognize you like that for the rest of its life ( one or three years depending on the model ) they also come in different personality’s. but they aren’t for sale just yet but the should be available soon.
November 18th, 2007
These things are totally real. I bought one for my little sister a few months ago. You can take them out of the package and they crawl around and make moaning sounds. My sister liked hers so much I bought one for myself and it makes me tea and sammiches! If you buy one I recommend not feeding it ice cream because it just scoots around and shits everywhere and now it doesn’t want to eat anything else. Overall, a very good product and well worth the money.
December 9th, 2007
AHHH IS SO FRICKING FAKE OMG REALIZE IT BUT I WANT ONE USYT TO BRING TO SCHOOL
December 21st, 2007
I am very interested in learning more and maybe one day purchasing one myself any info please forward. thanks diana
December 30th, 2007
As skittleskater and emu said above the genpets are a fake plz check the artists page in which he explains how he created the actual dolls and the site of Bio-genica: http://www.brandejs.ca/portfolio/Genpets/What
In any case, the idea of creating a life entity and selling it for commercial reasons is highly unethical, and definetely against all laws of nature, of morallity , of God.
March 6th, 2008
JUST RESEARCHED INTO GENPETS
some contain HUMAN dna and animal dna… this is a scandal and countries like England ban the reproduction of human DNA. This is so CRUEL and should be BANNED. They ARE LIVING THIBGS not toys and should NOT BE MASS- PRODUCED.
March 9th, 2008
This is the end ill of the word, those things will develop to become bigger,smarter and stronger and they might be used as destroying machines in Iraq and afghanistan.
March 9th, 2008
This is the end of the word, those things will develop to become bigger,smarter and stronger and they might be used as destroying machines in Iraq and afghanistan.
March 10th, 2008
Wael your right, if thses creatures evolve up, what would stop them from invading the earth and using us as slaves or kill us?!
This are not toys these are creatures who should not exist, besides they look sick and alienish.
March 10th, 2008
At first i was totally freaking out. “this is gross… yet so god damn interesting” and i spent 30 minutes on the internet looking these creepy things up… and thank god they are NOT real. i was so freaked out. the worst bit was when it said they could feel pain… can you imagine all the screwed up little kids out there grabbing the kitchen knife or something sharp and just running it along its skin… just to see what would happen? im so glad they are not real… STOP PLAYING GOD!!!!! And for people my age (17) and older to want them…. what if it was a puppy… YOU SICKOS!!!!!
March 10th, 2008
Genpets are a mixed media installation art piece by artist Adam Brandejs. It is considered a hoax of exposure. The project has been shown in multiple galleries in Canada and Europe and has garnered some attention in the mass media.
The creations were sculpted, automated creatures made of latex and plastic, and housed robotic circuitry to simulate slow respiration. They looked like small, baldskinned humanoids, and were intended to be displayed as living, but dormant, bioengineered creatures for purchase as pets. The fabricated packaging indicated a purchaser had a choice of colors, for different personalities and levels of activity, and that the creatures had a limited vocal capacity. The sculptures and packaging, along with the professional-appearing hoax website, are so realistic that observers are often fooled.
In 2006, Genpets were featured on the weblog for The Museum of Hoaxes in San Diego, California. as well as broadcast on BBC news worldwide on a BBC program called ‘click’ as well as the Times (UK), the New York times and G4TechTV.
All the work was hand done by the artist Adam Brandejs, with assistance from makeup artist Crystal Pallister for the colouring of the creatures. The pictures show the actual 19 genpet units that display at art galleries. Genpets have been displayed at multiple Fine Art galleries and museum displays in both North America and Europe.
March 18th, 2008
So glad it’s not real. Recently a Dutch magazine published it as being real and so it caught my attention and I even dreamt about it; more of a nightmare actually. Now I’m glad I looked further into it and I hope people will get a clue . . .
March 18th, 2008
they will take over the world. give it 3 years
March 19th, 2008
OMG! im still debating wether they are real or not. and if they do ever even go fer sale. i feel like i want to buy one. have fun wit it for a while. and if i have the guts to. disect it after it dies to see if it was all animatronics and wires. or not. ill probably cut a little incision and peek take alot of pictures. and post them on the internet for the world to see~ but freakky….
May 17th, 2008
The gen-pets are FAKE they are made of plastic and have a micro chip in them to make them move alittle…
FAKE!!!
June 4th, 2008
So well done love fake stuff like this shocking people freaking them out like bonsi kitten…
June 20th, 2008
PLEASE TELL ME THESE ARE REAL…!!!!!!
To the people who created such cute things I WILL PAY UP FRONT !! How Much do you want? $800 … $1000 please tell me i can have one… if you have response to my message please PLEASE contact me at and reply soon, i’m sure we can figure out a price range…
June 22nd, 2008
Maybe It’s be DANGEROUS in future.
July 24th, 2008
Does it walks after few days !!!!!