New Law Will Make Cat De-clawing Illegal

Nrdsb4
Sat, 13 May 2017 14:40:12 +0000

I grew up with declawed cats. It’s patently false to say they can’t protect themselves outside. Our cats could climb trees just fine and very very fast with their back claws. When our dog tried to play wrestle with them, they used their back claws expertly. He quit doing that.

I do get the arguments against it, but if your indoor cat gets outside once in awhile, it can still climb trees to escape a predator. But declawed or not, in this day and age, if you live in a city or suburb where people drive cars, your cat should not be an outdoor cat anyway.

I would rather a cat be declawed and adopted than left to be euthanized because the people decided against having a cat because they are concerned that the animal will rip up their furniture and drapes.

I also disagree that not wanting shredded furniture is petty. It’s not. We all work hard for our money and no one wants to see their personal environment destroyed.

My brother’s cat used her post and only her post her entire life. Never went near the furniture. My sister’s cats, though, refused to use any contrived cat scratching objects.

As to the nail covers: I tried those. My cat spent an hour chewing them all off. The second time it took her about 5 minutes.