Whether or not to declaw your cat is a hotly debated topic. People can be very passionate about how they feel about declawing. Some cities, states, and and even countries have banned it. While it's a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases. Gov. Maura Healey on ...

BOSTON — In a move encouraged by several animal welfare groups across the state, Governor Maura Healey signed a bill into law that makes it illegal to remove the claws of cats. The law bans ...

Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have been debating for more than two years whether to ban the practice. Some ...

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," ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Declawing cats could become illegal in Ohio if a recently introduced bipartisan bill is signed into law. Senate Bill 252, introduced on Sept. 3, would ban declawing in the ...

Which is more important: Your couch or your cat? That's the question that's opening a cage of criticism over declawing friendly felines, as some legislatures around the country are considering bans of ...

Although it used to be common for cat owners to choose declawing as a solution to preventing scratching damage to furniture, carpets and the like, there are major negative consequences to it. Once ...

Assembly Bill 867 bans tendonectomy, onychectomy, or "any type of claw removal" procedures on cats. Declawing is "the cutting and amputating of the first joint (the toes) of a cat’s paw," and often ...

ROANOKE, Va. – A new law in the Commonwealth is geared towards our feline friends. Starting July 1, it is illegal for veterinarians to declaw cats. The procedure is typically done to prevent the cat ...

THE AGE OF 100. YOUR TIME IS 651. ON THIS FRIDAY. CAT DECLAWING IS NOW BANNED IN MASSACHUSETTS. GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW YESTERDAY PROHIBITING THAT PRACTICE. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS TO ...