Whether or not to declaw your cat is a hotly debated topic. People can be very passionate about how they feel about declawing. Some cities, states, and and even countries have banned it.

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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 ...

For cat-owners and those who care for cats, there is no more polarizing issue than declawing. “This is like being pro-life or pro-choice,” said Dr. Michele L. Paul of the Allentown Cat … ...

Under the bill, vets who declaw cats other than to address a medical condition would face a fine of up to $1,000, a term of imprisonment of up to six months, or both. A violator would also be ...

Before you resort to declawing your cat, try training it first. Yes indeed, cats can be trained. And it’s not as hard as it sounds. Here are some tips: ...

If your cat is driving you crazy scratching everything, there are other ways to work on that besides taking the dramatic route of declawing. Make it a point to clip their nails regularly, which ...

The AVMA does not recommend tendonectomies. Cat owner Laura Goode, of North Bergen, thinks a ban on declawing would be amazing. “At the end of day, it’s like removing the tips of their fingers.

There is a carve-out for cat declawing in special cases—"perhaps if the cat has a tumor," Rosenthal suggested as an example—but overall she believes the state's last declaw has happened.

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The cat was aggressive and had a difficult time using the litter box because its feet hurt, she said. Declawing is not as frequent as it once was, said Dr. James Nelson of Ewing Veterinary ...