Originally posted by nodgeness
Ok @ the risk of upsetting many Ptalkers I just want to say this.

I hope that by banning declawing in San Fransico & possibly all of CA that the humane societies don't see a decrease in cat adoptions.
I know some people will be thinking GOOD, cause if a person who adopts a cat declaws a cat they don't deserve a cat.
I just can't help but think that banning declawing will allow less people to adopt & leave more cats in cages Which doesn't sound good to me either!
You might see an reduction in adoptions at the beginning but the cats which are adopted are a lot more likely to stay adopted not returned to the shelters because of declawing issues (i.e.cat biting or not using litter tray etc)

In the long run it is SO much better for cats.

PS. Don't forget at the beginning people will still be able to adopt cats which are in shelters because they are already declawed.