I UNDERSTAND THAT DECLAWING A CAT IS PAINFUL, HOWEVER, I AM MOM TO ALOT OF CATS WHOM ARE ALL FRONT DECLAWED. I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN, AND ALTHOUGH IN A PERFECT WORLD I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT CATS DON'T SCRATCH, WE ALL KNOW THAT IS NOT THE CASE. I DECLAWED MY CATS FOR NOT ONLY THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN, BUT ALSO THE SAFETY OF THE CATS. HOW MANY CATS DO WE SEE IN SHELTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED BY THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY SCRATCHED THE CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY. I'M NOT SAYING THAT I PERSONALLY WOULD TAKE MY CATS TO THE SHELTER IF ONE HURT MY CHILD, HOWEVER, WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHAT CAT SCRATCH FEVER IS, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT FIRST HAND. SO ALTHOUGH THE DECLAWING OF CATS MAY SEEM INHUMANE TO SOME, ISN'T IT A BETTER SOLUTION THAN HAVING TO SURRENDER YOU CAT TO A DIFFERENT HOME BECAUSE OF THE HARM IT MAY DO TO A CHILD. ALL OF MY CATS ARE KEPT INDOORS, THEREFORE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PROTECTING THEMSELVES AGAINST OTHER ANIMALS.