Winchester's Chattypet Blog http://www.chattypet.com/pets/show/51 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:51:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-mod http://www.chattypet.com/blogs/view/53 Cloning pets.&nbsp; Allergy-free pets.&nbsp; Have you ever see the 2001 movie called "Cats & Dogs"?&nbsp; Well, I believe it was a BEAGLE (Lou, I think his name was) that played the scent agent who helped foil the cat conspiracy.&nbsp; Right?&nbsp; The cats were conspiring to keep the scientist from discovering a cure for human's allergies to dogs.<br/><br/>Well, all you beagles join together now - it looks like the <a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6343637/">human scientists </a>have been working <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=950DE7D91E30F934A15755C0A9679C8B63">for years on creating allergy-free cats</a> and <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4379743.stm">they may be close to having one</a> for about <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5040000/newsid_5049000/5049040.stm">$15,000 US</a>. No, wait - I was doing some more research on this and it actually looks like they just <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientists-Invented-the-Allergy-Free-Kitty-25972.shtml">"created" allergy-free cats 2 months ago!</a> Is this for real? Are you beagles going to just sit back and watch? What does this mean for dogs in terms of being the #1 pet? Don't let those cats overtake us! I'm being lighthearted and maybe a bit sarcastic here, but really - do you think our humans should be spending time on this?<br/><br/>(I'm sure my cat friends will want me to read <a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/15181875.htm">"Why aren't cats top dogs?"</a>) Winchester Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:31:50 +0100