De clawing cats?

julie · 17-11-2006, 04:01 PM

that is such a cruel thing to do to an animal why should people interfere with nature ,cats are meant to have nails if they werent they wouldnt have them in the first place.
julie

Moli · 17-11-2006, 04:48 PM

As far as I am concerned, its mutilation! its easy to teach a cat not to claw things!!!

Snoof · 17-11-2006, 05:24 PM

Plus the procedure can result in a lifetime of pain for the cat...

Moli · 17-11-2006, 05:38 PM

Why can't people leave animals as nature intended!

dandysmom · 17-11-2006, 09:58 PM

I am utterly ashamed that this barbaric practice is still legal here in the States! More and more vets, thank God, are declining to perform the mutilation, that's what it is! If your drapes or sofa are more important to you, don't get a cat!

Kim · 17-11-2006, 10:52 PM

It really is barbaric. I really don't mind having a few scratches around my home, although I am lucky, mine tend to use their scratching posts! Thank goodness it is illegal here.

ellenlouise · 18-11-2006, 09:54 AM

Thankyou everyone I am so glad everyone feels the same way that this practice is horrific. I read in a post a while back that the person had just got their cat declawed and it had started not loosing his/her litter tray. Serves the person right. Hope one day it is illegal everywhere. Poor kitten. What worried me more was I found out about it in the book I brought at PAH a while back. It is called Kittens for Dummies and adviced to keep your cat indoors and to declaw it, disgusting! Next time I am in PAH I will tell them about the book.

yola · 18-11-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ellenlouise

What worried me more was I found out about it in the book I brought at PAH a while back. It is called Kittens for Dummies and adviced to keep your cat indoors and to declaw it, disgusting! Next time I am in PAH I will tell them about the book.

That's shocking, that a book like that should be on sale here advocating an illegal practice. I'd report it to Trading Standards as well as threatening to go to the press with it

alexgirl73 · 18-11-2006, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by yola

That's shocking, that a book like that should be on sale here advocating an illegal practice. I'd report it to Trading Standards as well as threatening to go to the press with it

Here, Here Yola! I've seen that book in PAH, but never actually read it. Will be making a point of looking for it when I'm in on monday!

ellenlouise · 19-11-2006, 05:10 PM

Will do. Went in to PAH yesterday to get Trixie an idea tag and some rabbit claw clippers as mine have just broken. I told the lady there she looked at me like I was a mad women.

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