Dear Cathy: In your column, "Stronger Case for Declawing," (Oct. 3) your case against declawing was based on opinion and supposition, not on science. There are many reasons for people to declaw cats.

Declawing can lead to behavior problems and medical issues. Kseniya Ovchinnikova / Getty Images Cat declawing—the removal of a cat's claws—is a controversial medical procedure. Leading organizations ...

Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases. Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing into law, ...

Ontario appears set to push ahead with a ban on declawing cats and debarking and ear cropping dogs, a move animal welfare ...

Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have been debating for more than two years whether to ban the practice. Some ...

EWING, New Jersey -- New Jersey could soon be the first state in the nation to ban the controversial practice of declawing cats. An assembly committee has approved a bill that would ban veterinarians ...

AB 867 was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Oct. 9, 2025 and marked a historic milestone for animal welfare organizations and advocates.

“Yes, absolutely. Declawing should be made illegal. It is an inhumane practice and can have many horrible side effects. Also, if a cat is let outside accidentally or deliberately, it is totally ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: I recently adopted a kitten named Joy from a rescue that prohibits ...

The effects of declawing cats are permanent and barbaric for many reasons. In this video, I help Morgan and Dexter to better understand and overcome the issue of playtime with a cat whose balance has ...

Although it used to be common for cat owners to choose declawing as a solution to preventing scratching damage to furniture, carpets and the like, there are major negative consequences to it. Once ...

THE AGE OF 100. YOUR TIME IS 651. ON THIS FRIDAY. CAT DECLAWING IS NOW BANNED IN MASSACHUSETTS. GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW YESTERDAY PROHIBITING THAT PRACTICE. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS TO ...