A Michael Broad Blog
This is a news video about attempts to get declawing banned in the state of Colorado, USA. I am very pleased to see this video. I have difficulty in watching it – but people should! – because you’ll see some cats disabled by declawing. I couldn’t watch it all but please do watch it …
Canadian vets are finally coming around to the idea that declawing cats is unnecessary and cruel. Why the delay, doctors? Some high profile veterinarians are leading the way in the slow process of phasing it out. Yes, it is slow, but at least it is a beginning. A start is desperately overdue because we …
Veterinarians in the USA make at least $2.16 billion ($2,160,000,000) in total from cat declawing. See Declawing Myths and Truths It is important to recognise that declawing cats is big business. It is a important part of a veterinarian’s operation. It is the bread and butter of his work just like vaccinations, annual check …
This is a really cool way to protest against the declawing of cats for non-therapeutic reasons. 99.9% of all operations are for non-therapeutic reasons. The idea comes from a South African artist Mark Wilby who employed it to protest against the Chinese demand for rhino horn resulting in the gradual extinction of rhinos. Anyone …
See the story behind this picture. The American nation is in denial about declawing cats. But it is gradually coming out of it. There is so much to say about this subject that I decided to build an umbrella page, this one, to hold all the blog posts and whatever else is produced. This …
by Cheryl (Michgan, USA) I disagree with your stance on declawing cats. My experience has been that those cat owners, including myself, who have their cats declawed keep their cats indoors and for the life of the cat. Unfortunately, many people that I know of kick the cats out of the house due to …
The guilt of declawing cats must be shared by Mel (UK) After following as many articles as possible about declawing I feel I have to have my say. I have noticed that many people blame the vets. Yes those vets must take a large proportion of the blame. But so must the people who …
by Jenny (North Carolina) I have severe psoriasis and had my adopted kitty declawed in 1995. She’s now (in 2010) a healthy 15 year old female who loves life and loves me. She would have had NO life but for me as she was a 7 week old stray kitten cat found by the …
