Makes for easy transportting.
Posted on 01/14/2015 11:28:21 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
New York State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, known for showing her claws against animal cruelty, is pouncing on a new topic: cat declawing.
Rosenthal, who represents district 67, mainly covering Manhattan's Upper West Side, has penned a bill that would ban removing cats' claws unless necessary for medical reasons, the New York Daily News reports.
The bill has not yet been introduced to the state Senate, but it has been backed by the Humane Society of New York.
"Too often, people think that declawing is a simple surgery that removes a cat's nails—the equivalent of having your fingernails trimmed. Sadly, this is far from the truth," the Humane Society says on its website. "Declawing traditionally involves the amputation of the last bone of each toe. If performed on a human being, it would be like cutting off each finger at the last knuckle."
The Paw Project, a non-profit dedicated to educating the public about the effects of declawing, is also behind it. The group has successfully led campaigns to make declawing illegal in cities across California, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, and in 2014 helped get a law in Rhode Island enacted to prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to declaw their pets.
If Rosenthal's bill is enacted, New York would be the first in the country to introduce a state-wide ban on the practice.
Rosenthal's previous efforts include fighting to extend orders of protection to domestic animals and limiting cosmetic testing on animals. Just last month, her bill banning pet tattoos and piercings was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
We were without cats from 1979 to 1982 when our first stray
wandered into our garage and demanded food, which she got.
We have always had pet cats in our homes over the years since
1982. We think a house is not a home without them.
We have never declawed any of them, and we live with the
scratches, most of which are accidental anyway.
wait, you were throwing cars off balconies?
I would think one would need a good supply of bandages trying to get them on most cats
cute story. Your cat is thanking you for not de-clawing it
First of all, cats are not humans.
Second, my guess is that the law of unintended consequences will dictate that if owners are not allowed to "manage" problem kitties, that they will simply get rid of them - either by abandonment - or euthanasia.
You tell me which is more humane: death/abandonment or de-clawing?
Mine doesn't either and she fusses while I'm trimming. But I keep telling her she'll get a treat so she puts up with it.
Check out this scratching post, I've been using them for almost 10 years now and I'm still on the second one. Once the post itself becomes shredded (it takes years), you can order a new one without having to purchase another base......
Oh. I didn’t notice my own typo. LOL! I prefer declawed cats.
Makes for easy transportting.
I removed claws from all 4 paws of Peanut. She's an outdoor cat as often as she wants, and is still a stone cold killer routinely bringing me presents of chipmunks, mice, rabbits, and birds.
My tribute for being a worthy master.
Years ago during a blizzard of 36 inches. I carefully tossed the cat from the third floor into the snow. No damage of course!! Cat shrugged it off.
Maybe some prefer to de-cat...
I bet there will be less New Yorkers willing to give kitty cats a home or they will start handing the cats over to animal control when kitty does things that the owner doesn’t like.
Too many diseases/dangers out there for HUMANS too. Its best if we never leave the house either.
There are too many wild feral cats where I live. I don’t mind cats if people would keep them home, but they drive out in the country and dump off litters of kittens.
Wow! Thanks. I’d like to get Snowy a new upright post. The one he has is worn out. He still uses his floor model though. :)
ROTFLMAO!
If the right-wing anti-abortion nuts on this thread see your response, you’ll be accused of all sorts of things, including murder.
Cats who have never been outside are sometimes scared of it. They do not need to be outside.
I had a cat whose personality totally changed after being neutered. He was still a great cat, but just a different cat. Depending on the cat, they can feel trauma after any procedure. What does a cat understand about any operation or medical procedure?
The cat who changed was very affectionate and hated the outdoors before being neutered. Afterwards he was king outdoor hunter and much less affectionate. He was not declawed. He died by being struck by a car. He would have been better off declawed and indoors.
My clawed cat got flattened by a car. Dangers are lurking outside for clawed and declawed cats.
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