Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In March of 2021, the city of Austin passed a cat declawing ban and was the first city in Texas to do so. (Photo by Markus ...

It's a decision that's making plenty say: "It's about time!" After decades of quietly letting people surgically remove the tips of their cats' toes just so their furniture would look better and their ...

San Luis Obispo’s Animal Services Shelter Manager, Eric Anderson, said it has been over a decade since the idea of banning the practice of declawing cats was first introduced to lawmakers. Assembly ...

Five states, Washington, D.C., and several cities across the country have outlawed declawing cats. "Declawing" is actually a partial amputation of a cat's paw, akin to amputating a person's hand at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some cat owners, tired of scratched furniture (or scratched people), opt to have their cats' claws completely removed. It's a ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning cat declawing. The procedure involves amputating the first bone in ...

Dear Cathy: In your column, "Stronger Case for Declawing," (Oct. 3) your case against declawing was based on opinion and supposition, not on science. There are many reasons for people to declaw cats.

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 ...

Have a cat that won't stop scratching the couch? Some pet owners consider declawing as a solution. But is it legal to declaw a cat in Texas? Here's what state law says. Yes. Cat declawing is legal in ...