Declawing is a controversial procedure that can cause lifelong pain and behavioral issues, and many experts discourage it. Cats need their claws for natural behaviors like scratching, which helps them ...

A Florida lawmaker is preparing to revive legislation that would make elective cat declawing illegal, a move supported by ...

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 ...

Because there is a lack of rigorous long-term studies on declawing cats, the consequences of this practice have been long underestimated. Yet research we conducted in Quebec shows that declawing ...

Removing their claws is an acceptable way to keep cats from scratching up furniture — or people, advocates of that practice say. But opponents say declawing cats is cruel and inhumane. California ...

Around 45.3 million American households have cats, attesting to the deep love that Americans have for our feline companions. Yet bringing cats into our homes often means compromises and frustrations, ...

Advocates urge alternatives such as regular nail trims, plastic caps, and scratching posts. “If you are more concerned about your furniture than your pet, then don’t get a cat,” Senator Murray said.

A proposal to outlaw the declawing of cats, a procedure that animal rights advocates call cruel and unnecessary, failed to advance from a House subcommittee last month. House Bill 1382 would have made ...

Researchers looked at the effects of declawing on larger cat species and found that declawing disproportionately impacts their muscular capabilities as compared to their smaller brethren. Declawing ...

So I read something today that made me a little angry. The issue is a little muddled, but I believe over-all I'm not in the wrong to be angry. Just to clarify things for myself I'm doing what I always ...

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.

To the editor: What is barbaric concerning domestic animal practices? (“It’s time to scratch gruesome cat declawing surgery in California,” editorial, June 17) Docking the tails of puppies of certain ...