Hypo-Allergenic Cats: Bengal Cats: All Natural, no engineered genes.
This is disgusting! The future is now here today. Even though I am a futurist, I think that some things go too far. Just look at this website- they are creating genetically engineered cats that are hypoallergenic. Allerca: The Hypo-Allergenic Cat
There is a good reason for my strong reaction when I learned about the fact that genetically engineered animals are no longer the subject of science fiction authors, especially when the cat, whose genes were spliced together by man, cost $3,500. That might not be a big deal, you might say.
But, I ask you this: Is it really a good reason to engineer an animal's genes to remove its allergenicism, especially when there are hypo-allergenic cats already available, all natural, no genetic modifications (apart from natural animal husbandry), much cheaper then the $3,500 price tag of the engineered cat.
If you are allergic to cats, like my roommate is, simply get a Bengal cat. They are hypoallergenic. I know this because Akhenaten my cat, is a Bengal. I have done field tests with severaly feline-allergic people sniffing Ake's fur. All had nary a allergic reaction!
The nice thing about Bengals is that they do not cost anywhere as much as the $3,500 Allerca engineered cat, and they share the same hypoallergenic characterstic. They can cost in the neighborhood of $400-700, more for breeders and prizewinners, not so bad a price for an exotic cat. I would definitely prefer a cheaper, more exotic-looking, a playful, dog-like hypoallergenic, all-natural cat rather than shelling out 3,000 bucks to tamper with Mother Nature especially for something so trivial as hypoallergenism. I would prefer to engineer the genes which will cause Ake to not start spraying, as tomcats do, when he reaches that age very soon! Ake is lucky I have this habit of proscrination, because he still has his balls. Inevitable neutering is something that he will eventually have to come to grips over. :)
Handsome cat, no?
There is a good reason for my strong reaction when I learned about the fact that genetically engineered animals are no longer the subject of science fiction authors, especially when the cat, whose genes were spliced together by man, cost $3,500. That might not be a big deal, you might say.
But, I ask you this: Is it really a good reason to engineer an animal's genes to remove its allergenicism, especially when there are hypo-allergenic cats already available, all natural, no genetic modifications (apart from natural animal husbandry), much cheaper then the $3,500 price tag of the engineered cat.
If you are allergic to cats, like my roommate is, simply get a Bengal cat. They are hypoallergenic. I know this because Akhenaten my cat, is a Bengal. I have done field tests with severaly feline-allergic people sniffing Ake's fur. All had nary a allergic reaction!
The nice thing about Bengals is that they do not cost anywhere as much as the $3,500 Allerca engineered cat, and they share the same hypoallergenic characterstic. They can cost in the neighborhood of $400-700, more for breeders and prizewinners, not so bad a price for an exotic cat. I would definitely prefer a cheaper, more exotic-looking, a playful, dog-like hypoallergenic, all-natural cat rather than shelling out 3,000 bucks to tamper with Mother Nature especially for something so trivial as hypoallergenism. I would prefer to engineer the genes which will cause Ake to not start spraying, as tomcats do, when he reaches that age very soon! Ake is lucky I have this habit of proscrination, because he still has his balls. Inevitable neutering is something that he will eventually have to come to grips over. :)
Handsome cat, no?
1 Comments:
Himalayan cats is another breed of cats that do not give people allergic. My friend had it and other friend who could die from the allergic to the cats held the cats for a long time. It was surreal.
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