Hmmm ... if you have allergies, and one of those allergies is to cats, why would you really want a cat? If you're out there, please give me an earful.
But there must be enough of those folks because a research company says it's come up with an allergy-free cat. Allerca, the San Diego biotech company behind the breakthrough, says it was able to identify the genes that cause less of a reaction in humans and then breed litters over several generations to come up with 20 "super cat" offspring (two are in the photo at right).
All of that science doesn't come cheap. Going price for an allergy-free 12-week-old kitten is $7,000, which includes an expediency fee, shipping and insurance. Now, I love animals of all kinds, but I'd rather plow $7,000 into a trip to Hawaii or a back-yard deck. But that's just me.
P.S. Allerca will refund the purchase price if the new owner continues to sneeze and itch.
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