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March 19, 2023
More good news on the American domestic cat front. More common sense within the world’s biggest domestic cat marketplace. More ethical thinking. More resistance from the veterinarians to ban declawing which surprises me. In...
November 19, 2022
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...
November 16, 2022
Yes, it is legal to declaw a cat in PA except in Pittsburgh where it is banned. This is the state’s second largest city with an estimated population of 310,000. For international readers who...
May 27, 2022
NEWS AND COMMENT-CALIFORNIA, USA: The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the legislature of California is debating a ban on declawing cats for non-therapeutic purposes. In other words, if this bill passes into law the...
March 11, 2022
NEWS AND COMMENT: I have a feeling that the obnoxious declawing veterinarians of America are in retreat. And the average cat caregiver, not even animal advocates, are making their voices heard because they now...
December 30, 2021
Please do not be bored by the topic of cat declawing. I sense that people just brush the topic under the carpet. I have hammered away at it for a very long time, I...
September 14, 2021
A study has found that there has been no increase in surrendered cats following British Columbia’s declawing ban. When veterinarians who declaw defend their behaviour in debates about banning declawing – usually at discussions...
August 28, 2020
Approximately nineteen million domestic cats are declawed in the USA at 2020. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) tells us how many cats are declawed in the US although the information is scarce. Clearly...
February 25, 2020
For quite a while the American state of New Jersey has been debating a ban on declawing cats. It looks as if it is bogged down in the legislature to me but there is...
February 22, 2020
Michigan state is debating a ban on declawing. If the legislation is passed Michigan would become the second state after New York to ban declawing. During the New York debate State Assemblyman Clifford Crouch...
January 12, 2020
This is another great step in the direction of totally removing cat declawing from America. The movement to stop declawing has been slow but it is sure. There is progress and it will delight...
August 2, 2019
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...
July 23, 2019
I will tell you why I think that the New York state ban on cat declawing is the single biggest advancement in cat welfare this century in America. It might be the biggest advancement...
April 28, 2019
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...
December 6, 2018
Mishka was two years old when his owner had him declawed on all four paws and at the same time his teeth were removed. We are told that he had his teeth removed because...
