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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."

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  1. yro? by novastar123 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    1. Re:yro? by Bob+of+Dole · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  2. I don't know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  3. Allow me to be the first to say by zanglang · · Score: 4, Funny

    OMG Kittens!

  4. Bonsai Kitten by shird · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  5. Don't forget by Raul654 · · Score: 5, Funny
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    To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
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  6. Re:stop playing God. by frickendevil · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.