Hi, Lisa, welcome to Pet Talk! I'm david p and I live in Pittsburgh, Pa. I have two kitties that own me, Nikki, a tuxedo kitty, and Daisy, a tortoiseshell kitty. I volunteer with Cat Sense, a cat rescue organization in Pittsburgh. Both Nikki and Daisy are rescued kitties. There are pictures of them in my signature. You and I share the same view on declawing. There is only one reason to declaw that is to save the poor cat from pain. There is NO OTHER REASON to declaw.