Declawing Cats

[Shell B]

I just read that this procedure has been outlawed in New York state, and I'm a little shocked.  New York is the first and only state in the US to make it illegal to declaw cats.  I'm shocked because I thought this barbarous practice would have long been illegal in all of the US, as it is in most civilized countries.

Boru

So it is ok to literally cut the balls off or surgically wreck the reproductive system of a cat... but not ok to remove it's claws. something only a feral cat needs.

what governs what is barbarous in your mind.. there doesn't seem to be a consistent standard.

idk about you I would rather have my finger nails removed than my balls cut off. In fact i personally incrementally remove portions of my fingernails on a very regular basis, yet have never removed any portion of my testicals. may even consider a surgery if I thought nail removal would be come a problem or difficult. (think feet problems with toe nails/people have them removed all the time)

How many times do people have to say it's not having your fingernails removed. That's trimming a cat's claws. Declawing is cutting off part of their toe, the equivalent of cutting off your finger to the first knuckle and then your toes to boot.