Originally posted by Kirsten

And do declawed cats really have a better chance to be adopted? Here in Germany, cats are not declawed and yet they are the most popular pets in our households...
How true!!!
I hope this time it will pass!!! I have to agree with Kirsten that although declawing over here is illegeal it has no influence on the number of adoptions...
...I also hope that one day there will be only "no-kill" shelters across America, too...so there wouldn't be the choice to either declaw or having a healthy cat put down in a shelter...

But for now congrats to the City of SF for trying to make a difference!!!