[Awestruck]

I am against cat declawing because it is just as cruel as it is portrayed. If you don’t want your stuff clawed up then don’t have a cat, they can be broken of it btw, I’ve done it with my cats. I just don’t think the gov’t should be involved in the decision.

[Ronin]

A cat without claws would be like a rose without thorns.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Naturally. Declawing to a cat would be the same as removing the tips of your fingers up to the first joint.

[Salamander]

They also sell little rubber claw sheaths for cats.
[I think they’re sorta glued on and changed out every so often]

[R. Scott]

I’ve tried to stop my Little Killer from clawing furniture - and me. I tried the squirt gun as a last resort, she thought it was a great game. I’d shoot, she’d judge where the water stream was gong to hit and jump out of the way before she got wet. It got to the point where she’d sneak up and claw me to get my attention. When I picked up the squirt gun she’d start clawing the couch and watching me close. I’d shoot, she’d jump and run and I swear if a cat could laugh she was laughing. I finally gave up.
I often think about declawing, but I can’t bring myself to have her toe tips cut off.

My Little Kller

[Conan the Conservative]

“I am against cat declawing because it is just as cruel as it is portrayed.”

Complete nonsense. Over the years I have had 6 cats declawed and know many other who had it done. None of them showed the slightest effect after the procedure. I challenge the anti declawing fanatics to see if they can tell a declawed cat from a clawed one just by looking at them or their behavior. Banning declawing would result in fewer people adopting cats and more cats being killed in shelters. But what’s new, many liberal feel good policies result in more death for no benefit.

[Sloth]

they can be broken of it btw, I’ve done it with my cats.

How is 'breaking' an animal of a strong inborn instinct any less cruel?