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I get squeamish when addressing the topic of declawing cats. I\u2019ve never done it and never will do it, unless for medical reasons\u2014the cat has a serious infection in the paw and must have a claw removed, for example.<\/p>\nI get squeamish when addressing the topic of declawing cats. I\u2019ve never done it and never will do it, unless for medical reasons\u2014the cat has a serious infection in the paw and must have a claw removed, for example.<\/p>\n
More and more cities and states are banning the practice of declawing cats. New York state is seriously considering a ban along with California, New Jersey, Massachusetts and others. Cities that already ban this practice include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, \u00a0and Denver. At least twenty-eight countries outlaw declawing. They include England, Israel, Italy, Germany, and Portugal.<\/p>\n
Some say that declawing can cause an increase in the cat biting and possibly avoiding the Cats clawing furniture can be a problem, but in my world I\u2019d rather put up with mildly frayed furniture and cat hair on my clothes and even maybe a sleepless night because a kitten wants to play than to put a cat through what can become torturous surgery and recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I get squeamish when addressing the topic of declawing cats. I\u2019ve never done it and never will do it, unless for medical reasons\u2014the cat has a serious infection in the paw and must have a claw removed, for example. More … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lilyCrossFeet-225x300.jpg\")
litter box, which often leads to surrendering the cat. In case you want to read the entire article published this month in the New York Times: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/04\/nyregion\/cats-declawing-law-ban.html<\/a><\/p>\n