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When I was a kid, we had indoor/outdoor cats, but no longer. Too many people see a cat and just want to be cruel. I won't go into detail. Now, all of our cats' front claws are removed, but they keep their hind claws in case they stupidly "escape" so they have some means of self-defense until they find their way home.

Our current beast, Fuzz Butt, came to us that way. The Pet Smart stores around here have pet adoption days in conjunction with rescue organizations that require the adopter to sign a "no de-clawing" agreement. Before picking out this one, we had already decided we weren't above lying about that if needed. Humane de-clawing is much gentler than killing them, in my not-so-humble opinion.