The AVMA have carried out their five-yearly review of declawing and decided to toughen their declawing policy by discouraging it (big deal!) but fall short of banning it. The updated policy makes another small step towards a ban which they … Continue reading →
The title says it. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Board of Aldermen of the city voted 21-1 for an ordinance (a local law) to end declawing by St. Louis veterinarians. There are 8 cities in California where declawing … Continue reading →
On their Facebook webpage, The Paw Project have partially published, 2 days ago, the findings of a study which concluded that… “front-declawed cats suffer from a high degree of measurable chronic stress…who is surprised? – the words of The Paw … Continue reading →
The complications of declawing are legendary but the many vets (tens of thousands and the majority of American vets) say that they have never seen complications. Where are they looking? Are they blind or in denial? It is a terrible … Continue reading →
It is reported that a bill has been introduced by Sen. Lauren Book of the Florida state legislature to ban declawing except when it is for medical reasons which are in the interests of the cat. In other words declawing … Continue reading →
The governor of New York state, Andrew Cuomo, signed the bill into law after the state legislature passed the bill banning declawing last month. New York State Veterinary Medical Society fought the bill all the way arguing that they should … Continue reading →
How did an article picturing the gruesome declawed paw of a cat go viral more than 18 months after it was posted? That’s a question Michael and I have been asking ourselves this week after an article showing how cat … Continue reading →
Cornell broke their promise to Rhoda Horgan to spend her bequest in her will of US$125,000 to fight cat declawing through education and legislation.
Continue reading →This is an interesting test and I’d like cat owners to come forward to do it and report in a comment. Let’s see what happens. Note: the results may be muddied by the fact that domestic cats often don’t like … Continue reading →
Those of us who hate cat declawing will have to wait longer for a state in America to be the first to ban declawing and thereby start the beginning of the end of this thoroughly objectionable and cruel veterinary practice. … Continue reading →
