Dolly the Cloned Sheep b. July 5, 1996 d. February 14, 2003 Dolly the cloned sheep was put to death after premature aging and disease marred her short existence. Dolly was born July 5, 1996, in a research compound of the Scottish institute, and the achievement of her creation, announced Feb. 23, 1997, created an international sensation. Dolly, a Finn Dorset sheep named after the singer Dolly Parton, bred normally on two occasions with a Welsh mountain ram called David, first giving birth to Bonnie in April 1998 and then to three more lambs in 1999...[Read More] (Bio by: Fan of the Site) Cause of death: Euthanized National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland