Cubby, I think you are an exception. I know PIF is confused about the widespread declawing in America. In England, its basically unheard of. I know a lot of people here would never fault someone for declawing a cat if they had the cat's best interest in mind - ie: you knowing Cubby would have been PTS if you had not adopted him.

I know peope wouldn't fault anyone for declawing if they didn't know better.... a lot of people have theoir cats declawed because that's what they think you do if you're a good cat owner. I know I did until I was informed.

What gets people in an uproar is when they are educated and then opt to declaw anyway. It seems as if a lot of the people who do opt for declaw are thinking about scratching up furniture and other items - just like Cubby's landlord. In Cubby's case, the landlord is to be blamed for the ignorance.

I honestly would like to know what would possess someone to do that to their cat after they knew what possible outcome might happen. I cannot see the wisdom of spening a couple hundred dollars to save a $50 curtain. Or a $20 blanket. It blows my mind. Put that money into a great cat tree and teach the cat to use that for scratching. Oh well, I've said what I feel over on PIF's links.