No way!!!! do NOT declaw. It’s cruel and can lead cats to bite.
Horse hockey. That’s complete nonsense. If your cats are indoor cats, there is no reason not to declaw them.
They are tender for a day or two after the surgery, just like they are when they are spayed or neutered. After that, there is zero difference in their behavior. Nobody calls it ‘cruel’ or ‘painful’ to spay or neuter a cat, so why do it here?
Stop spreading ignorant nonsense. I have 30+ years of experience with declawed cats unlike the people who whine about it because they read about it on some blog post somewhere.