What affects us affects cats
At council hearings where the subject of banning declawing has been debated, veterinarians represented by the AVMA, have insisted that they declaw cats because it prevents owners abandoning their cats. The argument is that owners have problems with their cats’ claws because of scratched furniture and scratched granny and so on. These owners want …
It is great to see the well-known comedian and actor both supporting The Paw Project and encouraging New York legislators to turn the Bill they are debating on the banning of declawing into law (a statute). The debate amongst the law makers of New York state on banning declawing is huge for all cat …
In her will, Rhoda Hogan gave $125,000 (USD) to: “An organization to be used to publicize and educate the public about the cruel effect of de-clawing cats and to support legislation forbidding it.” I have to conclude that Rhoda was a cat lover. She cared deeply about cat welfare, it seems to me. I …
I’m delighted to report that Black Sabbath’s co-founder and bassist is a self-proclaimed crazy cat person vehemently against the declawing of cats. He likes performing in New York and you may recall that in the state of New York the legislature is debating the statewide ban of declawing. It would be a magical moment …
The New York Times asks the question in the title in a short post in which they refer to the bill going through New York state’s legislature which intends to ban declawing in that state. It is being debated. The vets are against it as they would be. They say that the decision to …
This is a story about an American and his wife living in England who has, in my opinion, lost or at least partially lost the indoctrination that is imbued into Americans that declawing is satisfactory and even a good idea. If you like, he has seen the light or his brain has been reprogrammed …
I’m pleased to report that some veterinarians on Prince Edward Island (which is a province of Canada) are considering ending the practice of declawing of cats on the entire island. It is unusual and indeed quite surprising that veterinarians are taking the initiative to stop the declawing of cats on this island because up …
I’m being polite in the title. I could have said that they are a sham but I expect and hope that they do some good with respect to delivering good vet services to domestic cats but it is eroded by what I describe below. Their motto on their website states “Veterinary professionals passionate about …
