Well, this is an old topic, I agree. It will continue as long as cats are around and being declawed.

As I have said in the past, it is a choice, and not one that I would decide to DO. Since it is not illegal here in the states, people continue to declaw.

In my experience with declawed cats, they don't know the difference. Two of my cats have their claws and one does not have his front claws. They fight, scratch, bite equally. I really think the difference is what folks allow their cats to do. I try to discourage biting altogether. I know that some people try to think like cats, but how can we? All I have ever seen with declawed cats is the standard scratching on everything as though they have their claws. Granted, they do figure out that they cannot pickup things with their paws without claws, and they use their mouths, but that is not related to actually biting someone and each other. I think biting is a natural activity for cats.

Many opinions - but who REALLY KNOWS!!!!