Allergy-Free Kittens Produced

An anonymous reader writes "San Diego-based company, Allerca, said that using a technique known as genetic divergence, it has 'bred the world's first hypoallergenic kitten, opening the doors and arms of millions of pet lovers for whom cuddling a cat has, until now, been a curse ... After identifying the genes of kittens with proteins that provide less of a reaction in humans, they selectively bred litters over several generations to end up with an allergy-friendly super cat.' The company says its customers are expected to take delivery of their $4,000 hypoallergenic kittens in early 2007."

Man, I hate cats

[MoxFulder]

It'd be fun to watch my dog chase a $4,000 cat around though :-)

yro?

[novastar123]

How exactly is this Your Rights Online? unless said $4000 cat is a blogger, it has nothing to do with online as i see it.

I don't know...

[Anonymous Coward]

Why would you pay $4000 for a kitten that could be dead if only one person masturbates?

Allow me to be the first to say

[zanglang]

OMG Kittens!

Re:yro?

[the_other_one]

The $4000 cat is actually spyware.
Watch out when it walks on your keyboard.

Bonsai Kitten

[shird]

Wouldn't it be much easier to just have a Bonsai Kitten [bonsaikitten.com]? No mess, no fuss, no allergies. And you can store it neatly on the shelf.

Don't forget

[Raul654]

Ceiling cat is watching you [ceilingcat.com]

Re:yro?

[Bob of Dole]

I have a right to not sneeze at your cat!
Especially while online! I don't want to have to clean my monitor...

Obligatory Bebop reference

[bigtangringo]

So a data dog [wikipedia.org]?

Unmentioned problem

[iamdrscience]

There are some side-effects to the genetic engineering process though, while the cats are both hypoallergenic and cute beyond belief, you must keep them out of daylight, you can never get them wet and you can never ever feed them after midnight.

Re:Keeping me warm

[kfg]

. . .how proud they are that their cat has caught a few mice.

Ahhhh yes, now you too will be able to experience the joy and wonder of stumbling barefooted toward the bathroom in the middle of night and stepping on three quarters of a mouse.

KFG

Re:stop playing God.

[pnatural]

I'm able to tolerate my wife's cat. ... BTW, I paid $200 for the cat

You paid $200 for a cat to which you are allergic? You, sir, are pussy-whipped.

(all in humor, it was just too good to pass up)

Re:For my $4000....

[Afrosheen]

Hypoallergenic or not, I don't like cats. Too brainless to be a real companion, yet too smart to be dinner.

Re:I don't know...

[Khashishi]

Just don't look at your kitten, and it'll be both dead and alive.

Re:stop playing God.

[frickendevil]

I don't know about you, but i make the arduous trip to the other hemisphere, by foot, just to get my cold beer and not be sacrilegious. I am also a firm believer that these kittens were not genetically modified from any other kitten, but rather an individual creation by the oh so marvelous spaghetti monster. Ramen.