DECLAWING – CatNewsHeadlines.com

Cat Declawing

“If you have to change another sentient being in order to make your existence

more palatable then you took a wrong turn someplace.” – Jackson Galaxy

Letters to the Editor: Cat Declawing is Barbaric.

Michigan [and all states] Should Ban It.

Letters to the Editor:

Cat Declawing is Barbaric.

Michigan [and all states] Should Ban It.

Letters to the Editor:

Cat Declawing is Barbaric.

Michigan [and all states]

Should Ban It.

This article was originally published in the Detroit Free Press.

As publisher of CatNewsHeadlines.com, I fully endorse

this important message and present it here in its entirety.

This article was originally published in

the Detroit Free Press.

As publisher of CatNewsHeadlines.com,

I fully endorse this important message

and present it here in its entirety.

“As a licensed veterinary technician, I have tried to comfort cats as they writhe in pain, desperately trying to pull the blood-soaked bandages from their mutilated paws after being declawed. This barbaric disfigurement — which involves severing the first digit of every toe, bones and all — should be banned everywhere.

Cats claw to exercise, stretch and mark territory. Cutting off their body parts cuts off their ability to engage in these natural and important behaviors, and can cause them lifelong back and joint pain.

Without claws, many cats resort to eliminating outside the litterbox to mark their territory. Once-friendly cats often become withdrawn and aggressive. Studies show that declawed cats are more likely to have behavioral problems, often resulting in abandonment by the very people who had them declawed.

Providing plenty of scratching posts and regular nail trims will protect furniture, and cats’ physical and psychological well-being.”

Melissa Sanger – Brighton

The Paw Project is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization with one goal:

End the cruel and

unnecessary practice

of feline declawing.

Looking for a paw-friendly vet

who won’t declaw?

Click on the interactive map

to find a veterinarian in

your U.S. state or Canadian province.

Looking for a paw-friendly

vet who won’t declaw?

Click on the interactive map

to find a veterinarian in

your U.S. state or

Canadian province.

Listen to an interview with

Jennifer Conrad,

Founder and Director of

The Paw Project

Listen to an

interview with

Jennifer Conrad,

Founder and Director

of The Paw Project

The Paw Project is a 501(C)(3)

non-profit organization

with one goal:

End the cruel and

unnecessary practice

of feline declawing.

Looking for a paw-friendly

vet who won’t declaw?

Click on the interactive map

to find a veterinarian in

your U.S. state or

Canadian province.

The Painful Truth About Declawing Cats

Editorial Opinion from Doug Hines, publisher of CatNewsHeadlines

• You’ve Got to Provide an Alternative, Easily Accessible Scratching Area

You are NEVER going to stop your cat from scratching things. Scratching is inherent in a cat’s nature.

That’s the way they are. Spraying water bottle mists at them isn’t going to change their inner nature. They won’t understand such absurd negativity on your part. They also won’t understand why you are shouting at them threateningly and waving your arms. Want your cat to stop scratching your furniture?

Provide an alternative scratching area in a major traffic area. A BIG, vertical scratching post is a necessity, AND a 3′ x 3′ sisal floor mat mounted vertically on a wall (especially a wall with a corner) will work even better.

Other Information Regarding Declawing

• The PAW Project

“The Paw Project’s mission is to educate the public about the painful and crippling effects of feline declawing, to promote animal welfare through the abolition of the practice of declaw surgery, and to rehabilitate cats that have been declawed.”

“Many people, including animal lovers, do not realize that declawing is a surgical procedure in which the animal’s toes are amputated at the last joint. A portion of the bone, not just the nail, is removed. Declawing may result in permanent lameness, arthritis, and other long-term complications. The practice, although common in the United States, is actually illegal in many countries. Great Britain’s Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons goes so far as to declare declawing “unnecessary mutilation.” – PawProject.org

“American Cats” Movie

This film presents a withering takedown of US veterinary trade associations, which should be advocating animal wellness, but instead perpetuate the lie that declawing is a harmless and necessary procedure.

Cat declawing is an inhumane and unnecessary surgical procedure that is banned in most of the world’s industrialized countries. However, it is both legal and all-too-common in the United States. Why is that? British-American correspondent Amy Hoggart (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”) investigates the controversy that pits ethically-minded veterinarians, activists, and pet owners against a powerful industry lobby that promotes and profits from a surgical operation that can have profoundly negative physical and psychological effects on our feline friends.

Hoggart navigates a maze of misinformation that characterizes declawing as a benign intervention to thwart a cat’s natural instinct to scratch and claw. Surely, there are less gratuitously gruesome ways to curb unwanted behavior short of amputating your cat’s toes, aren’t there? Indeed, there are.

American Cats is a satirical but thought-provoking documentary that challenges the ethical implications of our choices. The film’s message appeals to our common sense and – hopefully – our better angels when it comes to making healthcare decisions for our feline companions.

American Cats: The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly – OFFICIAL TRAILER

For more updates and information,

including where and when the film may be playing near you, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/americancatsmovie