Posted on 04/18/2024 8:41:54 AM PDT by sevinufnine
If your kitty has claws, you soon won’t be able to have them removed in the Commonwealth. Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill outlawing the declawing of cats by veterinarians, effective July 1. This is not applicable to nail filing, nail trimming or the placement of temporary nail caps on your cat’s claws. Civil penalties include $500 for the first violation, $1,000 for the second violation and $2,500 for the third or any subsequent violation.
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What color vest did Glenn wear to the signing ceremony?
Glad to see Virginia is taking care of the important stuff...................
So, you will have to drive out of state to get your cat declawed.
What is the penalty for shooting the cat dead in front of Gov. Shithead?
You have no idea how long The Cat Lovers have been lobbying for this important change in Virginia’s law. I say yay! Whatta guy!
We need someone like this fine governor to step up and run for POTUS. Glenn will claw back at MAGA, for The Democracy! Run-Youngkin-Run!
Nanny ass MFer.
Is Youngkin tuning into bumpkin?
Well, he’s now got the bird(brain) vote.
OMG it is OK to kill babies in the womb BUT don’t you DARE declaw your cat!!! GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK!! I have 2 kitties that NEVER go outside AND they are both declawed one was a feral adoption and after 3 visits to the emergency room in the very early days of her adoption the claws HAD TO GO!!! That cat had claws AND teeth that were SHARP!!
Declawing a cat is not, as many seem to believe, like clipping your fingernails. It's more like amputating your fingers. Kudos for taking a stand against torturing animals.
Heh, there will now be fewer Cat Ladies.
That’s not a bad thing.
If you are a cat it’s important.
Amen. Thank you. People get animals that are meant to live outside and then try to convert them to inside animals by cutting off their claws and testicles. Incredibly cruel. And then they turn right around and talk about how their cute fur babies are a part of their family. Sheesh. Heck of a way t treat a family member!
Why not just lobotomize cats and dogs and get it over with? That way they won’t scratch your furniture for sure!
Open borders, massive debt, exploding crime rates and runaway inflation and this is the kind of legislation Republican governors are signing into law.
AMEN TO THAT! I declawed my feral kitty, but not my “baby girl” who doesn’t claw anything but her posts going on 5 years now.
As for killing babies, I had a nasty exchange online with a girl over that the other day and realize it’s a losing battle. I asked why she considered it fine to kill unborn children and she said, and I quote, there is no such thing as unborn children. They are born or not children yet. Good grief!!!
As Dad put it, you might lead a fairly normal life with your toes gone, but not with your fingers clipped off at the knuckle.
If I get a new kitten, yes I will. WVA, TN, and NC only a bit over an hour away.
the counter answer is that God knew them while they were in the womb! Even before conception
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