Please help us ban declawing

[blue]

Rather try to enact more laws, and bans, educate the public. What we dont need are more laws and more bans.

[kattaddorra]

We are educating the public we can reach, but it's rather difficult from another country.It needs someone out there to do it but those who try are fighting a losing battle because even they can't reach everyone to educate them! Declawing will die a natural death eventually as more people realise how cruel it is, but meanwhile cats and kittens are suffering and even one cat suffering is one too many. Hence the need of a ban.... and soon.

[catmandu]

SADLY DECLAWING WILL NEVER DIE HERE AS LONG AS PEOPLE VALUE THIER FURNITURE OVER THIER CATS, AND IF ITS A CASE OF A CAT NOT BEING ADOPTED AND DYING OVER THIS, THEN DECLAWING MAY BE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE.
I WONDER HOW MANY CATS ARE ABANDONED FOR RIPPING THE 3000 DOLLAR COUCH APART.

[moosmom]

Gary said it best. Until people put their pets over their beloved furniture, nothing is gonna change.

[Anikaca77]

I was going to sign but the link doesn't work. I got it to work when I went into the other site.

[lvpets2002]

Yes he worded it the best.. Hey the way I see it if you are going to have a cat then value the baby over the furniture.. Also buy some scratching post as well..

Gary said it best. Until people put their pets over their beloved furniture, nothing is gonna change.

[kattaddorra]

Even worse is that a lot of declawed cats end up in shelters because being deprived of their claws for defence,some turn to biting,some stop using the litter tray etc .So the selfish people who had it done for the sake of their furniture, blame the cat and get rid of it.
Yes if people would stop asking for it, it would be far better than struggling for a ban,if vets would explain it's as a last resort, not to be done to kittens routinely etc etc ...
Thanks to anyone who has signed the petition,there's not much else we can do from here so we may as well keep on.

[Randi]

Hi, and welcome to PT. I'm very much against declawing, so I'm glad someone is tryng to educate people not to. Declawing is also banned in Denmark, where I live.

There are so many other options than declawing, and vets should be the first to know this, and tell cat owners!

Good luck with the petition!

[JustineNYC]

SADLY DECLAWING WILL NEVER DIE HERE AS LONG AS PEOPLE VALUE THIER FURNITURE OVER THIER CATS, AND IF ITS A CASE OF A CAT NOT BEING ADOPTED AND DYING OVER THIS, THEN DECLAWING MAY BE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE.
I WONDER HOW MANY CATS ARE ABANDONED FOR RIPPING THE 3000 DOLLAR COUCH APART.

And their kids. My friend has a 3 year old son and a male cat who is a doll. When her son started crawling around he always went for the cat and the cat would turn around and swat his face.

Their are many groups of people who wouldnt own cats except if they were declawed, not just people who value their furniture. My friend has 2 labs who have permanent scarring on their faces from her cats. People with kids who are afraid of them getting scratched up are another group. Some people whom own dogs will not own cats with nails.

Growing up we always had declawed cats, it wasnt my doing as I was only a child. I dont declaw mine, but our cats werent traumatized by it, nor did they stop using the litter. Their feet healed and that was it. One lived to be 18 and her sister 21.

My mom adopted a cat who was declawed and then when she got Wendy, her vet told her you cannot own one cat who has nails and one who doesnt....Thats why our cats were always declawed. Just FYI, not all people who declaw through their animals out on the street.

[momcat]

When the infant kitten Groucho adopted us, the first thing I asked our vet was when to have him neutered, the second was about declawing. Doctor Kenny explained the process and clearly answered my questions. Doctor made it very clear that she does not support declawing unless it's medically necessary. Groucho was neutered but still has all his claws. The joy and unconditional love he has brought into our lives far outweighs inappropriate furniture scratching!!!!!

I DID sign the petition and shared it with my friends who are owned by kitties. Just a thought here, maybe some veterinarians need to be educated as well..... as in "attitude adjustment".

[JuniorxMyxLove]

Growing up we always had declawed cats, it wasnt my doing as I was only a child. I dont declaw mine, but our cats werent traumatized by it, nor did they stop using the litter. Their feet healed and that was it. One lived to be 18 and her sister 21.

Same here. Out of the 7 cats we've had, 6 have been declawed; 4 of those were our choice. None of the cats ever showed any issues after declawing, and neither of our babies show issues now. They healed and moved on.

Most of the cats that are in our shelter right now are NOT declawed. I know a few of them are in there because they were causing damage to furniture, other pets, and people. It seems like people would be more likely to keep their pets if they were declawed? I dunno.

**Please note that I'm NOT supporting declawing. I honestly do not feel strongly either way on the issue. I just figured I might as well mention my experiences. Feel free to correct me or explain why declawing is seen as bad. I'm really very curious and I'm trying to learn more about declawing. Perhaps then I can decide where I stand on the issue.

[G535]

Declawing is banned in most civilized countries.

People shouldn't have cats if they're not prepared to make adjustments in their living style for them.

[JustineNYC]

Declawing is banned in most civilized countries.

People shouldn't have cats if they're not prepared to make adjustments in their living style for them.

Cat derive from WILD ANIMALS. That is what people need to accept. They may pop you in the face at any time, for any reason, or no reason, and some people, do not want to deal with that.

Our cats when I was a child didnt go out. My moms calico was nuts. My friend Michelle has a tabby that jumped on my back one day when I walked in the door and I have scars on the back of my neck from him and he was neutered. He decided to leap onto my back and tear me up. How do you adjust to a whacky unpredictable animal?

Im an animal person, my own cats scratch me so I didnt flip out, but if that was someone else, they may have sued or gotten real hurt.

Cats are small tigers, thats all they are. There is nothing separating them from tigers or lions except size.

Personally, I wish someone I know would declaw her cat, cause her poo Lab has scars all over his face. One day itll be his eye.

Just to step outside the box so to speak, I own dogs and also corn snakes. Just from posting on other animal forums, there are alot of people who truly do not like cats. I read a comment on a snake forum about how destructive felines are to outdoor habitats. They kill anything they play with, and its not like other animals do, for food. The man was defending how horrid people think snakes are, and he gave a good reasoning about how essentially wildlike cats are. I think he used the term "cold blooded" And many dog people despise cats. So if declawing them is going to allow more people to bring cats into their homes, who otherwise wouldnt be there.....I dont know

[phesina]

Rather try to enact more laws, and bans, educate the public. What we dont need are more laws and more bans.

I gather that banning declawing seems to be working in England and Denmark, am I right?

[Russian Blue]

If you need more resources, please feel free to link back to our website - Stray Pet Advocacy. I helped to do background research on many cat issues (spay/neuter, feral population controls etc.) including the declawing issue.

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