Declawing Cats Good or Bad?
By DB
@dgobucks226 (35587)
June 13, 2018 10:45am CST
A Senator in the New Jersey legislature has sponsored a bill to declare having a cat declawed a criminal act. The legislator claims this practice is cruel and unusual to the pet. Furthermore, he states declawing is done for an owners convenience rather than necessity.
What do think about this bill becoming law? A good or bad idea? Do you know anyone who has declawed their cat? What was their reasoning?
Source- NJ101.5 FM
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@akalinus (43189)
• United States
13 Jun 18
Someone has to come up with an alternative to declawing. There must be a way to sheathe the nails without hurting the cat. Some cats do not want to use their scratching posts but rip up the furniture and shred the window coverings. It would be good to have one of those cat playgrounds with high places and scratching poles.
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
15 Jun 18
@akalinus I agree. My uncle has his cat's nail trimmed. Lily, my black cat, has put some damage on my couch. The couch is over 20 years old though. I will be getting a new couch soon and I have bought some scratch guards for the new couch. I might get a new scratching post. Hopefully she will use it.
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@dgobucks226 (35587)
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18 Jun 18
@JESSY3236 Some owners have tried nail caps but their are drawbacks with them. It makes it difficult for the cat to stretch its claws and there is sweat buildup in the caps. I think you ideas are good ones.
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@akalinus (43189)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 Thanks, it is a real problem when the cat is in the house.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
13 Jun 18
Although I wish my cat didn't have claws, I am not for declawing them. They need them to protect themselves.
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@LadyDuck (471394)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 Even an inside house cat can be confronted to a problem. I am against torturing animals for our pleasure.
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@LadyDuck (471394)
• Switzerland
19 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 I know that you kill the animals in the shelters in the United States, not here.
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@dgobucks226 (35587)
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15 Jun 18
Yes, the procedure is not without controversy. It is painful although improvements have been made. Up to 46% do declaw cats in America. Many will not otherwise resulting in a decline in cat adoptions. Definitely a controversial topic.
These definitely would have to be inside house cats...
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@JudyEv (339764)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 Of course, if that's the only way to get the cats adopted then that's the way things need to go.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
14 Jun 18
@dgobucks226
It would take away a right for a cat to defend him or herself. My cat has a scratch pad that she sits on the ground in our kitchen and she loves it. I would never declaw her.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
15 Jun 18
@dgobucks226
It is very controversial but I would never do it.
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@dgobucks226 (35587)
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15 Jun 18
Yes, the procedure is not without controversy. It is painful although improvements have been made. Up to 46% do declaw cats in America. Many will not otherwise resulting in a decline in cat adoptions. Definitely a controversial topic.
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@dgobucks226 (35587)
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15 Jun 18
Yes, the procedure is not without controversy. It is painful although improvements have been made. Up to 46% do declaw cats in America. Many will not otherwise resulting in a decline in cat adoptions. Definitely a controversial topic.
- many people would like to adopt a cat from a shelter but only if they can declaw it to protect their furniture, babies, other family members and even other pets.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
16 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 Now I understand. I do not have cats but I think if cats are declawed, it will remove something that is a part of their anatomy.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
18 Jun 18
I'm hoping that declawing is eventually banned nationwide in America. Most other countries have banned it. It's a very cruel "procedure" to do. It's not just a case of "trimming" claws, but would be the equivalent of amputating human fingers to the first joint
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@dgobucks226 (35587)
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18 Jun 18
Yes, the procedure is not without controversy. It is painful although improvements have been made. Up to 46% do declaw cats in America. Many will not adopt otherwise resulting in a decline in cat adoptions. Many with infants and small children who would like a cat but worry about harm to their young ones. Definitely a controversial topic.
@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
15 Jun 18
My fiance says it's cruel. I always thought if I got a cat, I would have it declawed anyway, but now I have a cat I refuse to do it. She's an outside/inside cat. So she does need her claws. Especially if she climbs on the trailer I used to own.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jun 18
Bad. A cat isn't a cat without claws.
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@dgobucks226 (35587)
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15 Jun 18
Yes, the procedure is not without controversy. It is painful although improvements have been made. Up to 46% do declaw cats in America. Many will not otherwise resulting in a decline in cat adoptions. Definitely a controversial topic.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
13 Jun 18
I have never heard about a cat being declawed and I think it's not good for them
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