Why are people all across Europe able to handle cats with claws...while some cats in America (and it seems there are a lot of them nowadays) are declawed?!
as long as it is legal, Americans will have this discussion. when the day comes that it is banned, then we can ALL start thinking of declawing in the same way the Europeans (etc.) have been thinking about it for a long while.....as wrong. But people have the choice and they might choose to exercise their "right". even if it is wrong.
I'd like to see it banned.
I'd like no one to even HAVE the choice.
But until then, how can we not allow an otherwise good person to adopt a family pet?