Cat owners asked to share pets’ quirks for genetic study

Scientists hope project will shed light on how cats' health and behaviour are influenced by their genetics

Cat owners are being asked share their pet's quirky traits and even post researchers their fur in an effort to shed light on how cats' health and behaviour are influenced by their genetics.

The scientists behind the project, Darwin's Cats, are hoping to enrol 100,000 felines, from pedigrees to moggies, with the DNA of 5,000 cats expected to be sequenced in the next year.