A Michael Broad Blog
To anyone who cares anything about animal welfare this is great news. Great credit must be given to the politician who is introducing the proposed legislation (see infographic). The declawing of cats, for non-therapeutic reasons, in America and to a lesser extent in Canada is one of the world’s greatest examples of violence against …
California is planning to ban cat declawing. Eight cities within the state banned declawing some time ago. If California passes this bill it will become the first state to ban declawing and it will be a monumental moment in the fight against this unnecessary and cruel practice.
I feel that America is chipping away at declawing. It is happening bit by bit. It is a slow process. It’s bound to be slow because it took years for this objectionable operation to become part of the culture of America. But it fits in very uncomfortably in American society as a very substantial …
The bill would make New York the first state in the nation to ban cat declawing. This is a brief update. I feel obliged to update because this is such an important bill for cat advocates and anti-declaw fighters. The bill was introduced by Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal in January. Let’s remind ourselves that …
I suppose it is obvious. But when passion and anger combine, people who detest the process of declawing domestic cats can sometimes slip into a tendency to criticise Americans generally. This is very unfair and it does not further the campaign to stop declawing cats in America. A comment by an American, Jessica D, …
