Sad Shelter Cat Who Was 'Declawed and Abandoned' Is Breaking Hearts Left and Right originally appeared on PetHelpful. Making the decision to bring a pet into your home isn't one to take lightly. Sadly ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It’s natural for cats to claw and scratch objects like furniture. However, a common medical procedure called declawing removes this ability. There’s a bill called AB 867 ...

Two new animal welfare laws go into effect in Massachusetts on April 8 One of the laws bans the declawing of cats Declawing causes serious pain and behavioral problems for the cats involved, according ...

EWING, New Jersey -- New Jersey could soon be the first state in the nation to ban the controversial practice of declawing cats. An assembly committee has approved a bill that would ban veterinarians ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some cat owners, tired of scratched furniture (or scratched people), opt to have their cats' claws completely removed. It's a ...

Cat declawing (also called onychectomy) is the amputation of the first digital (toe) bones in a cat’s paw, including the nail bed and claw. It’s done to stop a cat’s natural scratching behavior. While ...

Minnesota is not exactly purring down the path to becoming the seventh state to make it illegal to declaw cats under a ...

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.

Declawing cats is legal in Florida, though Volusia County has banned the practice for non-medical reasons. The procedure, ...