I think the best war on declawing is education. I used to be all for declawing...there were so many benefits that were glamorized. I had seriously considered declawing Marigold...but I changed my mind when I saw that she really hated being an indoors kind of kitty.

ANYHOO, now that I know what I know now, I would never ever ever ever declaw a kitty...especially one that I hold dear to my heart. Someone recently told me that they had just had their kitty declawed and I was horrified. When I reacted in horror I had completely forgotten that at one point I was for it as well. I think the glamour and easy-fix is more advertised than the pain the kitty has and the gruesomeness of it all. So IMHO, I think that education beats out any law because as lots of people will pass off "laws are meant to be broken" and will have it done anyway. But you are right, a law against it is a very good starting point, and I am very much in favor of it as well.