Since I was a young child, I have had cats in my home. Like my parents and grandparents before me, once I was on my own, I had my cats “declawed.” It is something that I regret to this day. What ...
Dear Cathy: In your column, "Stronger Case for Declawing," (Oct. 3) your case against declawing was based on opinion and supposition, not on science. There are many reasons for people to declaw cats.
Tribune Content Agency on MSN: Animal doctor: Several states now ban elective declawing of cats
DEAR READERS: California's ban on the routine declawing of cats, enacted in January, follows similar measures in New York, Maryland, Virginia and Rhode Island. Washington, D.C. has banned it, along ...
Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have been debating for more than two years whether to ban the practice. Some ...
The effects of declawing cats are permanent and barbaric for many reasons. In this video, I help Morgan and Dexter to better understand and overcome the issue of playtime with a cat whose balance has ...
abc7NY: New Jersey could be 1st state to make declawing cats illegal
EWING, New Jersey -- New Jersey could soon be the first state in the nation to ban the controversial practice of declawing cats. An assembly committee has approved a bill that would ban veterinarians ...
How far do you go to protect your couch from your frisky feline? While it’s common practice in the U.S. to declaw cats, one veterinarian is trying to get the practice banned nationwide. “I found that ...