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DEAR READERS: California's ban on the routine declawing of cats, enacted in January, follows similar measures in New York, Maryland, Virginia and Rhode Island. Washington, D.C. has banned it, along ...

Dear Cathy: In your column, "Stronger Case for Declawing," (Oct. 3) your case against declawing was based on opinion and supposition, not on science. There are many reasons for people to declaw cats.

Five states, Washington, D.C., and several cities across the country have outlawed declawing cats. "Declawing" is actually a partial amputation of a cat's paw, akin to amputating a person's hand at ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday that will make it illegal to declaw a cat in California, a practice that lawmakers and animal advocates argued is outdated and inhumane. Assembly Bill ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some cat owners, tired of scratched furniture (or scratched people), opt to have their cats' claws completely removed. It's a ...

A cat enjoys a bit of playtime. A proposal to ban cat declawing will soon be back on the table at the New Hampshire State House. The operation to remove a cat’s claws involves amputating the bones on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In March of 2021, the city of Austin passed a cat declawing ban and was the first city in Texas to do so. (Photo by Markus ...

Removing their claws is an acceptable way to keep cats from scratching up furniture — or people, advocates of that practice say. But opponents say declawing cats is cruel and inhumane. California ...

Pet owners take note: California has banned declawing your cats. Following a 25-year-long debate over local laws, state bills and legal battles between the state’s leading veterinarian organization ...