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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases. Gov. Maura Healey on ...

Maryland veterinarians who perform cat declawing procedures after the ban goes into effect in October can face fines and discipline from the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Vanessa Etienne ...

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.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A veterinarian shared a heartbreaking video of a senior cat that had ...

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 ...

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.

Maryland is one step closer to becoming the second US state to ban the declawing of cats. The Maryland House of Representatives voted on March 10 to pass a bill that would ban declawing, a procedure ...

Have a cat that won't stop scratching the couch? Some pet owners consider declawing as a solution. But is it legal to declaw a cat in Texas? Here's what state law says. Yes. Cat declawing is legal in ...

Cats scratch things. As any cat owner knows, all the world is definitely theirs for the scratching. Whether anchoring their claws into a rug for a good stretch or marking their territory by shredding ...

The government of the Canadian province of Quebec has taken another step forward in its efforts to ban many procedures for animals deemed non-essential, such as declawing, tail docking, devocalization ...