World’s first hypo-allergenic cat | Video | Reuters.com

San Diego based company Allerca says it has successfully produced the world’s first hypoallergenic cat, something that could allow allergic pet lovers to enjoy cats again.

Unfortunately my laptop has decided to give up on its sound so no idea what’s being said in this video, the cats are cute. I’d be interested to see if there’s a patent in this, given that it’s being done by a company rather than a breeder. I wonder too whether there’s a trademark associated with it. Mind you, it’s not the world’s first hypo-allergenic cat, apparently the Russian Forrest Cat has incredibly low levels of allergens, likewise many Abyssinians possess low levels of allergy triggering proteins in their saliva.

[Edit: Just checked out the company Allerca’s website and, yes, their techniques are “patent pending” and you can only buy neutered cats (I doubt in the interests of overpopulation). You also cannot even choose the gender of your cat (due to “high demand”) nor the colour so out would be any of the personality matching of a responsible cat breeder (yes, cats do actually have different personalities). I guess the good news is if they haven’t keep some crucial part secret, the patent will be available in twenty or so years for anyone to use. They are taking votes for the next breed to de-allergenise. ]

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