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.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 bill, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, was approved by the House 278-134 on July 27 and its sponsors say they are “optimistic” it will be passed by the Senate, possibly after the August recess.