Declawing cats could soon be banned in Pittsburgh. Under legislation advanced by City Council on Wednesday, the surgery, which many veterinarians say causes behavioral issues and long-term pain for ...

Declawing can lead to behavior problems and medical issues. Kseniya Ovchinnikova / Getty Images Cat declawing—the removal of a cat's claws—is a controversial medical procedure. Leading organizations ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A proposal to ban veterinarians from surgically removing claws from cats seems like it would be an easy sell for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is now illegal for veterinarians to declaw cats in California as a result of a new law banning the procedure. (Photo by noelle ...

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Our New Hampshire legislature is deciding the outcome of House Bill 201, which would ban the inhumane practice of declawing cats. The Concord Monitor article on Jan. 22 covered Michelle Conroy’s ...

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Thursday to abolish cat declawing, making California one of few states to outlaw the practice. AB 867 was written by state Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas), who ...

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.

For a long time, Americans considered declawing a routine option to prevent unwanted scratching, and many still think it’s just a simple surgery. However, the truth is this antiquated procedure is ...