I am currently under attack at another forum I frequent because I'm pregnant and because I won't do the following with my animals:

1) I was told I should get rid of the 2 new kittens;
2) Declaw Sushi and Kirin because they'll attack the baby;
and
3) Beat Samantha to let her know that humans rule the roost;

It means that I am putting my animals at a higher priority than my children. When I responded that I would be keeping all four cats and all four cats would be keeping their claws AND that I wasn't going to beat my dog into submission, several members went off on me.

(They're also currently going off on me because I made mention sometime in the last few weeks that I am not going to breastfeed. Apparently personal decisions like that are also up for debate.)

But at any rate, there is absolutely no way I will ever declaw one of my cats. That story was heartbreaking and I'd love to post it at the other forum, but they're all hard-headed morons whose favorite saying is: "Humans are at the top of the food chain for a reason."