What affects us affects cats
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Good morning readers. Today I’d like to talk to you about the emotional problems of declawed cats. I chose this aspect of declawing to counter those who believe laser declawing doesn’t cause as much damage or pain to a cat. It sounds reasonable when you think about it. Lasers are …
Misty Cocoa Jasper and Cocoa Misty and Cocoa are both declawed. They were declawed before I rescued them and both have decided to tell the story of how being a declawed cat led to being on death row at the local shelter. MISTY’S STORY Hi everybody! My name is Misty and I’m 10 years …
by Maggie Sharp (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) A happy Chilli with big, beautiful claws! I’ve been observing my cat and how he uses his claws, it’s lead me to be convinced that cats really do use claws for everything… We have a big bag of Guinea Pig and Rabbit grain and Chilli sits on a …
by Cole (Nevada City, CA) We recently acquired a Maine Coon cat from the previous owners who had to move and could not take him. Never have I met a friendlier or more loving cat than him. But I digress. The previous owners had him declawed at some point, I don’t know when. He …
Morning readers. You’ll notice I didn’t say good today. I’d planned to just read a little on the new laser declawing technique that’s being shoved down the throats of the ignorant cat owner. It turned into another article. Because veterinarians are LYING about declawing. I can’t believe what I’m reading. I realize Michael has …
by Donna Mankenta (Eagle Rock, CA) Kudos to the groups that brought pressure on the Los Angeles and Burbank City Councils to enact bans on declawing! It’s interesting to note the clinics in surrounding areas are “picking up the slack” and performing more declaws than ever. It seems as though one result of the …
Oh boy, dear readers. Just when I think I’ve heard everything there is to hear about declawing in the U.S., I find something new that shocks and sickens me. Trinity Acres Rescue, located in Dimondale, Michigan (see map below), requires mandatory declawing of ALL rescues before being placed in a new home. Trinity Acres …
by Michael (London, UK) 13th January 2011: The Paw Project have published a new video. Thank you, The Paw Project! The more the better, I say. I really like this video. These are my reasons why. I would like others to tell me why they like it. Some visitors might dislike it – fine. …
