A Michael Broad Blog
By Sarah Chew To whomever this may concern… I used the plastic claw caps to stop my 6 month old kitten from clawing at the furniture. He definitely did not like the application process, I actually believe it caused him trauma. He has developed this anxiety disorder and is afraid of people coming near …
How good are cat claw caps? If your mind is set on declawing your cat but you are thinking about cat claw caps as an alternative, then they are a good idea because they will stop you mutilating your cat at your convenience. However, the alternatives are better. Saving from declawing? Cat claw caps …
Both the RSPCA and now Cats Protection have strongly denounced claw caps. I read today, in a local online newspaper (getsurrey.co.uk), that Cats Protection have even suggested that a cat owner using claw caps may expose themselves to a criminal prosecution under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 by committing the offence of causing unnecessary …
Cat claw caps are vinyl sheaths which a cat owner glues to their cat’s claws to prevent their cat from scratching. In the UK, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home state that they are a cruel fashion statement. They released a photograph of a cat, Christina, being operated on by a veterinarian in order to …
People who surf the Internet specifically ask whether claw caps are humane. My gut feeling is that there will be about a 50/50 split in the discussion on this topic. Personally, based on the definition of the word “humane” and based upon the reason why declawing takes place, I can unequivocally state that claw …
By Anonymous Okay, I know this is an old discussion, but for those of you against claw caps, I’ll tell you my current situation. And please, if you don’t agree with my choice, try to be a civil adult and refrain from the insults and name calling that I saw in earlier posts (note …
Soft Claws® are well known and quite heavily promoted by a lot of websites. They are seen by people as an alternative to declawing and I welcome that because we all know that declawing is completely unacceptable. However, I have some questions about the efficacy and practicalities of using Soft Claws. How many cat …
Introduction from Michael This is a comment from Ann to the claw caps webpage so it is about declawing but provides some background information as well and refers to other incidents. I think it is interesting – thank you Ann for sharing – as a snapshot of American cat/human life in relation to declawing. …
