I had also read cats with longer fur cause less allergies in some people, but my boyfriend has stated even with this fact he wants a short haired cat. Which is fine with me as most of the kitties on the adoption website are short-haired.

I had not heard of darker cats causing more allergies either, until yesterday. I don't remember the website, but it said that other than the Fel d 1 there are other sources of allergies and one was some substance found in grey and black fur. But as I research more and more, people say it makes no difference.

Kitten645 - Interesting about the shelters not adopting out the cats in October. About 7 or 8 years ago, when I still lived at home, we got our cat on a Friday the 13th special, where all black cats were $25. The one we got was a Tuxedo cat, but she still counted. So it'll be interesting if they have any out for adoption in October. We must get the cat in October though. I will go crazy if I have to wait another month.

What we may do is visit the shelter a couple of times with a particular cat in mind, and I'll get my boyfriend to nuzzle and hug and kiss the kitty, and we'll see how bad his reaction is.

I don't understand why black animals are not appealing to people. Their coats are so shiney and gorgeous!