Couldn't have said it better myself.Originally Posted by Yosemite
I honestly cannot understand how ANYONE could be pro-declawing. That just boggles my mind. If folks don't want pets with claws and can't be bothered to properly train them to use appropriate scratching posts and surfaces, then don't get a cat. To get a cat and then mutilate it for their own selfish benefit causes me to see red and makes me extremely sad for those poor cats.
And I bet the cats who have been butchered don't think any of the studies LDG posted are "irrelevant". I wish declawing was banned in the U.S. except for medical necessity.