Declawing surgery: cats bounce off the walls because of excruciating pain

Just got this from Jennifer Conrad in an email. She quotes Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Professor of Behavioral Pharmacology and Director of the Behavior Clinic at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and internationally known specialist in domestic animal behavioral research, explains declawing: “The inhumanity of the procedure is clearly demonstrated by the nature of …

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Declawing Cats Should Be Illegal Worldwide

Picture and words which explain why toes are so important to domestic cats and why they should not be mutilated by veterinarians under the banner 'declawing'.

Declawing is illegal or considered extremely inhumane in many countries of our world now: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, …

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In the Valley of the Shadow of Death…

There is nothing so pleasant as living with a cat and having him near you while busy and at rest. There is also nothing so motivating to get well during a serious health scare as the desire to not be separated from your furry friend. I know this from experience, because I recently took …

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Cats Walk Like Ballerinas

By Ruth aka Kattaddorra Cats naturally walk like ballerinas, on their ‘points’. Declawing throws them off balance, forcing them to learn to walk in a different way. This can eventually cause irreparable and painful damage to the spine. This is only one of the physical problems declawing can cause a cat and then there …

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Printable Anti-declawing Posters

Here are 6 anti-declaw posters that are printable. Anyone is free to use them. Please spread the word. Use them at school. If you are at school, either as a teacher or a student, you might find them useful for teaching or projects. The 6 posters are in a slideshow. The slide show runs …

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