New York could become first state to ban cat declawing

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tomarin said:
We get cats spayed and neutered because there’s an overwhelmingly positive social good that results which is the decrease in the numbers of unwanted stray and feral cats (which as mentioned above prey on ground birds). Declawing is done to keep the cats from ruining furniture or to keep them from scratching people.
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Sounds like overwhelmingly positive things to me.
 
Yea, it’s pretty sad that kitties are safer than unborn children there. :roll_eyes: And I post as a Crazy Cat Lady with a razor-sharp-claws cat!
 
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I had a very nice cat once that used to like ‘kneading’ right on my leg while she was sitting in my lap. It hurt like heck but I’m sure she didn’t mean anything by it. In fact I think she thought of me as her parent.
 
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Mahatma Gandhi.
Declawing cats just so they do’t rip up the soft furniture is cruel. Cats, although domesticated will revert to wild very easily. I am sitting looking at two sofas which are proof that if you let cats out and as a back up give them the best scratching post in the world they will still prefer expensive furniture. Spaying or neutering is altogether a different subject. It is cruel to allow the proliferation of feral cats. There is an unspeyed tom is our area and it spends its whole day looking for lady cats, willing or not, with whom to have his wicked way
 
AuldP said:
I am sitting looking at two sofas which are proof that if you let cats out and as a back up give them the best scratching post in the world they will still prefer expensive furniture.
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No, you are anecdotal evidence. There is a wide variation in cats. I’ve tried tape, sprays, and a wide range of scratching posts, with and without catnip.

Also depending on where you live, letting an indoor cat outside can be a very cruel thing.
 
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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Mahatma Gandhi.
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It is likewise unworthy to spend money on them that should as a priority go to the relief of human misery. One can love animals; one should not direct to them the affection due only to persons.
Catholic Church.

I totally disagree that it is proper to spend money replacing furniture that could be better spent on people. Again, if cruelty does not involve pain, then I do not understand the definition. The procedure is under anesthesia. This in and of itself does reflect that we do care very much to alleviate unnecessary suffering of animals.

But yes, declawed cats must not be turned back into the wild. They are a lifelong commitment.
 
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I think it’s more accurate to say we don’t really know if the procedure causes pain or how much it causes them. Reading about it certainly makes it sound like it should hurt. Some veterinarians also believe it has a negative psychological impact on them resulting in abnormal behaviors, which also wouldn’t surprise me.
 
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tomarin said:
I think it’s more accurate to say we don’t really know if the procedure causes pain or how much it causes them. Reading about it certainly makes it sound like it should hurt
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Then it may not hurt at all, for all we know. I do not believe it, but I do believe that anesthesia alleviates pain.

I also have no faith in the psychological impact, especially when done at a young age. I accept that there are abnormal behaviors, as living indoors is abnormal behavior for a cat.
 
If you don’t like cats with claws or indeed want to keep one exclusively indoors then don’t get a cat
 
Or do and follow whatever laws are in place. In New York, that may mean no declawing.

Elsewhere, follow the law. If others don’t want to declaw, so be it.
 
tomarin said:
I think it’s more accurate to say we don’t really know if the procedure causes pain or how much it causes them. Reading about it certainly makes it sound like it should hurt. Some veterinarians also believe it has a negative psychological impact on them resulting in abnormal behaviors, which also wouldn’t surprise me.
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We have confidence mammals don’t suffer from paint felt with anesthesia, it’s the period healing afterward that has some pain. Remember humans have first hand experience daily at any hospital for a wide range of procedures.
 
But they can run away.

My husband had a tabby growing up. He was neutered but had his claws. He’d slip out quickly if the door was opened.
 
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