Quote Originally Posted by JustineNYC View Post
You have to understand most people who own animals are very stupid.
Now, that is a generalization. They may be unfamiliar with or uneducated regarding declawing or other practices but that doesn't mean they're stupid. Some people are irresponsible pet owners, not all.

I've never declawed a cat and never will and I've never rescued one either. i had always made it a practice to adopt only cats w/disabilities or that had been abused and/or neglected so I can't speak w/authority about how declawing has affected cats. I can only go on hearsay and everyone that I know that has had cats declawed has reported no issues, albeit if the cats could talk, they may tell a different story. I still would never do it because my ret. vet told me when I asked him about declawing "Do you think it would hurt if I pulled off all your fingernails and cut your fingers off at the first knuckle?" Case closed for me.