Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases. Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing ...

Declawing has no medical benefit to your cat, unless it's absolutely necessary due to a condition such as cancer in the nail ...

It may go without saying, but never declaw your cat. No matter how frustrating the furniture scratching may be, it never justifies putting your animal through a painful—and in some places ...

Even after successful surgery and recovery, the cat may show signs of stress and fearful behavior. Do vets still declaw cats? Some vets will perform the procedure, but many vets discourage it.

Many cities also have bans, including Los Angeles, Austin, and Denver. Harris called for cat declaw bans nationwide, including in neighboring Rhode Island. Last year, a bill to ban cat declawing ...

She explained in the post that "his family didn't declaw him, they adopted him that way." The veterinarian, from Portland, Oregon, saw the senior cat for an examination and was horrified by the ...

The California Legislature should pass Assembly Bill 2606, sponsored by the Paw Project, which would prohibit declaw surgery, or onychectomy, except in cases where it is necessary for the cat’s ...

Some may be tempted to declaw their cats. Also known as onychectomy, declawing is a surgical process in which the front knuckles of the cat’s toes are amputated so the animal can no longer use ...

Although cat owners for decades have turned to declawing ... there are some serious negative consequences to consider before deciding to declaw. Declawing is not just a nail trim for our feline ...

You’ve got to let your cat be a cat, after all ... A growing number of veterinary practices are refusing to declaw cats, says Ellen Everett, a clinical assistant professor at the University ...