Destroyed furniture and scratch marks can be frustrating for cat owners. To avoid this, some cat owners resort to declawing their cats, despite the harmful effects it can have. "It's quite traumatic," ...

Because there is a lack of rigorous long-term studies on declawing cats, the consequences of this practice have been long underestimated. Yet research we conducted in Quebec shows that declawing ...

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 ...

A proposed California law would make cat declawing illegal across the state, citing animal cruelty concerns. Supporters say the procedure is inhumane and unnecessary, while some vets argue for ...

Two new animal welfare laws go into effect in Massachusetts on April 8 One of the laws bans the declawing of cats Declawing causes serious pain and behavioral problems for the cats involved, according ...

A proposal to ban veterinarians from surgically removing claws from cats seems like it would be an easy sell for California lawmakers, several of whom lovingly describe their pets in their official ...

Declawing cats is legal in Florida, though Volusia County has banned the practice for non-medical reasons. The procedure, known as an onychectomy, involves amputating the last bone of a cat's toes.

Because there is a lack of rigorous long-term studies on declawing cats, the consequences of this practice have been long underestimated. Yet research we conducted in Québec shows that declawing ...