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 ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In a significant legislative move, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill into law that prohibits the practice of declawing cats throughout the Commonwealth, joining ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Declawing cats could become illegal in Ohio if a recently introduced bipartisan bill is signed into law. Senate Bill 252, introduced on Sept. 3, would ban declawing in the ...

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A cat enjoys a bit of playtime. A proposal to ban cat declawing will soon be back on the table at the New Hampshire State House. The operation to remove a cat’s claws involves amputating the bones on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian, founder of The Paw Project, tireless crusader against declawing cats for a quarter century—recalls the initial impetus for her anti-declaw advocacy: her work, as a ...

Destroyed furniture and scratch marks can be frustrating for cat owners. To avoid this, some cat owners resort to declawing their cats, despite the harmful effects it can have. "It's quite traumatic," ...