25 September 2006

Leave the cats alone, Dr. Frankenstein!

In case you hadn't heard, scientists have created "hypoallergenic" cats for people with allergies.
Actually, for rich people with allergies--they are almost $4,000 each! You can read the whole story on the BBC.

Personally, I am highly disturbed by this. What is next? Creating cats who don't shed? Cats who don't catch birds? Cats without claws? Sigh.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

We heard about this, too. There's also an article in National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060609-allergies-cats.html

They say there is no genetic modification and it's just "selective breeding," but we agree - it's creepy!

Chatham said...

I agree - there's another one that I think is even more creepy - the Munchkin Cat, bred to have very short legs!

Munchkins

Yuri said...

Do you think they might breed out tuxedo cats?? I'm scared!