Leave it to the Americans to improve on Mother Nature. California-based biotech firm Allerca looked at thousands of cats and found the ones that did not have the glycoprotein Fel D1, which produces allergies. Then it was a simple matter of breeding.

Allergic reactions to animals are caused by a protein that is excreted in saliva, skin glands and urine. The special felines were selectively bred by reducing this trigger protein.

But don’t expect these elite cats to come cheap. Somebody has to pay for the research.

Allergy-free cat goes on sale for £2,500 – Daily Mail

Hypoallergenic Cats Now Being Sold in US – DogFlu.ca