Declawing can lead to behavior problems and medical issues. Kseniya Ovchinnikova / Getty Images Cat declawing—the removal of a cat's claws—is a controversial medical procedure. Leading organizations ...

Our New Hampshire legislature is deciding the outcome of House Bill 201, which would ban the inhumane practice of declawing cats. The Concord Monitor article on Jan. 22 covered Michelle Conroy’s ...

California just banned a common procedure on cats that some animal rights advocates have called inhumane. Assembly Bill 867 from Assemblymember Alex Lee, a Democrat from San Jose, will prevent ...

Veterinarians are now banned from declawing cats in California except in cases where it is medically necessary. This October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 867, which prohibits cat declawing.

Declawing cats could soon be banned in Pittsburgh. Under legislation advanced by City Council on Wednesday, the surgery, which many veterinarians say causes behavioral issues and long-term pain for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio would join five other states in banning the practice of declawing cats under a bipartisan bill recently introduced in the ...

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.

Correction: an earlier version of this story said the law went into effect immediately when it was signed. In fact, it becomes law Jan. 1, 2026. On Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Relatives had their kitten declawed with a new laser procedure that produces no bleeding or scabbing, as can occur with traditional declawing. It has a faster recovery time and costs only about $60 ...