Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cat declawing is a barbaric and cruel practice and should be outlawed in New Hampshire. New Hampshire House Bill 231 would ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Declawing cats, except when deemed medically necessary, is now illegal in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 867, prohibiting cat declawing — a move that animal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thinking about cat declawing to save your furniture from your feisty kitten? Here’s what you need to know first.

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, ...

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 ...

LANSING, Mich. – Legislation has been introduced in the Michigan House to ban the declawing of cats. Michigan could become the third state to ban the inhumane practice. It is currently illegal to ...

A cat enjoys a bit of playtime. A proposal to ban cat declawing will soon be back on the table at the New Hampshire State House. The operation to remove a cat’s claws involves amputating the bones on ...

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.

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 ...