I have no idea what this thread is now, but I want to say I'm generally against declawing cats. Are we still discussing that?
My sister has a deaf cat (Salt) who she declawed because she would scratch people and (being deaf) was unresponsive to auditory cues. She did not violently scratch. But she did scratch. I debated with my sister that it was perhaps unethical to declaw her, but (in the end) my sister has a 7 year old son. She is in a position to accomodate a deaf cat, but she didn't want her son and others being scratched.
While I think that declawing cats is generally unethical, I also think that there are certain situations (like my sister's cat) in which it might be permissible.
My sister has a deaf cat (Salt) who she declawed because she would scratch people and (being deaf) was unresponsive to auditory cues. She did not violently scratch. But she did scratch. I debated with my sister that it was perhaps unethical to declaw her, but (in the end) my sister has a 7 year old son. She is in a position to accomodate a deaf cat, but she didn't want her son and others being scratched.
While I think that declawing cats is generally unethical, I also think that there are certain situations (like my sister's cat) in which it might be permissible.
