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What a wonderful (potential) acolade for San Francisco...To be the first American state to ban declawing, would be a triumph indeed. :D
Well, we're just a city, but a big-little city. ;) North Hollywood was the first city in California to ban declawing; San Francisco is just following suit. I hope it passes!
Yay San Fran! I hope it passes :)
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Originally posted by RedHedd
Well, we're just a city, but a big-little city. ;) North Hollywood was the first city in California to ban declawing; San Francisco is just following suit. I hope it passes!
not me!!!!! and I DO have MY reasons!!!
;)
just kidding......
God, I just spit up again....... **snort** ** snicker**Quote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
not me!!!!! and I DO have MY reasons!!!
;) just kidding......
Yeah!!! This is wonderful news!!!:D I sure hope that it passes and then hopefully other cities will follow suit. :)
Ok @ the risk of upsetting many Ptalkers I just want to say this.
I hope that by banning declawing in San Fransico & possibly all of CA that the humane societies don't see a decrease in cat adoptions.
I know some people will be thinking GOOD, cause if a person who adopts a cat declaws a cat they don't deserve a cat.
I just can't help but think that banning declawing will allow less people to adopt & leave more cats in cages :( Which doesn't sound good to me either!
You might see an reduction in adoptions at the beginning but the cats which are adopted are a lot more likely to stay adopted not returned to the shelters because of declawing issues (i.e.cat biting or not using litter tray etc)Quote:
Originally posted by nodgeness
Ok @ the risk of upsetting many Ptalkers I just want to say this.
I hope that by banning declawing in San Fransico & possibly all of CA that the humane societies don't see a decrease in cat adoptions.
I know some people will be thinking GOOD, cause if a person who adopts a cat declaws a cat they don't deserve a cat.
I just can't help but think that banning declawing will allow less people to adopt & leave more cats in cages :( Which doesn't sound good to me either!
In the long run it is SO much better for cats. :D :D
PS. Don't forget at the beginning people will still be able to adopt cats which are in shelters because they are already declawed.
Encouraging news!!! I hope it passes this time. I do think legislation is the only way to get across the message that this is not a benign procedure for a cat.
Good news, let's hope it passes and gives a good example for other states to follow...
And do declawed cats really have a better chance to be adopted? Here in Germany, cats are not declawed and yet they are the most popular pets in our households...
Kirsten
How true!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Kirsten
And do declawed cats really have a better chance to be adopted? Here in Germany, cats are not declawed and yet they are the most popular pets in our households...
I hope this time it will pass!!! I have to agree with Kirsten that although declawing over here is illegeal it has no influence on the number of adoptions...
...I also hope that one day there will be only "no-kill" shelters across America, too...so there wouldn't be the choice to either declaw or having a healthy cat put down in a shelter...
But for now congrats to the City of SF for trying to make a difference!!!
bisi.
Question for you. In Germany they only have no-kill shelters? If that's the case I totally wish they would do that here in the US!
No kill shelters would make the declawing issue a little better for me. Although it still leaves cats in cages.
Also to PIF & not just to you, I see many people post about cats having declawing issues, I have never seen a cat have any of the problems talked about in these threads. All the "declawed" cats I've seen have been healthy happy little guys that have none of the issues discussed. I'm not saying it can't happen, I'm just saying I've yet to see it happen.
some of my Cats came declawed , and some with clwas and the main difference that I see is that when the Cat gets older , they cant groom the back of thier tail as well. And you have to make sure not to let them out as they cant get away. I willnever declaw a Cat , but then again I dont have expensive , scratchable things!
Yes, that's true!Quote:
Originally posted by nodgeness
bisi.
Question for you. In Germany they only have no-kill shelters?
As in the No-Kill Shelters in America it's only allowed to euthanzie an animal 1) in case it's seriously ill (with no chance of recovery) meaning the animal has, due to the illness, no quality of life and only suffers or 2) in case it's been severly aggressive towards humans...