New Law Will Make Cat De-clawing Illegal

MotherOfDragons
Sat, 13 May 2017 14:10:34 +0000

I am of two minds about this.

On the one hand, for the 25 years we had indoor cats (cat free for the first time-H developed allergies so when our last cat passed away in the summer we didn’t replace her), we never had to declaw them.

On the other hand, we have friends who have two declawed cats. They have a gorgeous house full of designer stuff. Those cats are incredibly pampered and appear utterly content (and fat, lol). They’re old pound cats-one is 14 and one is 17, so these aren’t people who aren’t committed to their cats.

Our house is hardwood and leather (to keep cats and dogs from wrecking it). I am looking forward to having a pretty linen couch when the girls go off to college and it’s just me, H, and the tidy chihuahua who gets a shower every few days.

But-if the only way my friends would have those two pound kitties was for them not to have their front claws, I don’t think I would say they can’t do that. There are so many cats that are abused and euthanized, that I’m not sure that we have the luxury of telling people they can’t do this. I think it will mean more cats dead, ultimately.

Tail and ear docking is another story-there’s nothing about that that makes a dog easier to live with. It’s just human stupidity.