You know, I see your point about scrambling up a tree, but I have a feeling many more cats are hit by cars than eaten by coyotes.

I would love to see the humane societies put a clause in their paperwork and ads about not declawing cats. And also give lessons on how to clip nails! As far as I know, the humane societies are more worried about reproduction than anything else.

I would be more than willing to start a campaign around here, in Vermont, to discourage Vets from declawing. Someone needs to educate the cat owners. The Vets won't do it. At least many of them will not initiate a campaign to cut off their cash flow!

This is a good place to start.