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10. Well, if it is, people should just open up their doors

Reply to IADEMO2004 (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 02:54 PM

Jan 2012

And those folks at Cat Ranch rescue are really in big trouble...

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To ban or not to ban? More people believing declawing is animal abuse [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP

My sister works for a vet out in rural VA. They won't declaw animals. n/t FSogol Jan 2012 #1

Many veterinarians won't perform the procedure anymore. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Jan 2012 #2

While I don't like, or have ever, declawed my cats HockeyMom Jan 2012 #3

Yes, and if claw trimming is done when they're kittens they don't even protest that much. Gormy Cuss Jan 2012 #23

Same Here ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #27

I should use a Dremel on my cat JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #94

clipping and declawing Dorian Gray Jan 2012 #51

You have to cut their nails, especially indoor cats HockeyMom Jan 2012 #54

NYC's Animal Medical Center, a premiere animal hospital, told me that ... GodlessBiker Jan 2012 #4

Not a good time to answer the question cilla4progress Jan 2012 #5

Is owning a pet animal abuse? IADEMO2004 Jan 2012 #6

for some people, yeah. ret5hd Jan 2012 #8

Well, if it is, people should just open up their doors The Straight Story Jan 2012 #10

Does everything on the planet need to legislated? matt819 Jan 2012 #7

There's no reason to declaw a cat tammywammy Jan 2012 #9

But chopping out their gonads is a caring gesture. cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #11

The problem is us Warpy Jan 2012 #16

I agree cutting off an animal's nuts is pretty fucked up. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #26

Disagree ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #28

Cutting the nuts off non-human animals doesn't benefit them anymore ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #31

Simple Solution: The Straight Story Jan 2012 #32

You'd need an awful lot of cat testicles just to feed one homeless person. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #44

Awww MAN, you had me going for a second. Jonathan Swift eat your heart out! Zalatix Jan 2012 #88

And? ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #60

I thought you may have wanted to back up your opinion with critical thinking. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #67

O K ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #77

"reduces the number of animals that MUST BE KILLED!" ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #83

Critical Thinking, Huh? ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #91

I have addressed your arguments. You have failed to address mine. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #93

Next they'll be doing it to humans. Zalatix Jan 2012 #89

Second the outrageousness of this jsmirman Jan 2012 #29

Doh! cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #35

Oh - just saw your edit jsmirman Jan 2012 #43

I support spay and neuter cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #50

Supporting spaying and neutering jsmirman Jan 2012 #58

It may not be in the best interests of the animal it is done to but... Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #34

Perhaps according to our mindset, but the other animal probably wanted to produce offspring. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #38

Well... Yes Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #42

When I get out of school, and get a real job, I will probably get a dog and cut his nuts off. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #47

Had a vet give my dog a vasectomy yrs ago. Took the dog in for neutering, vet asked why. uppityperson Jan 2012 #87

So you would just prefer we pretend that the current situation doesn't exist jsmirman Jan 2012 #46

We kill those animals for our benefit, not theirs. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #53

How does this make any sense? jsmirman Jan 2012 #59

I am only advocating that people see the truth of pet ownership. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #62

I can't take this any further jsmirman Jan 2012 #68

You are concerned about the plight of dogs and cats, so you want them sterilized. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #69

Your hypothesis on the cause of deer problems is the opposite of the truth Drahthaardogs Jan 2012 #79

Your position... sendero Jan 2012 #78

I didn't make the comparison, I posted a reply to someone's story about sterilizing pets. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #85

I would never do it, and my vet won't do it rox63 Jan 2012 #12

More and more vets are refusing to do it. Warpy Jan 2012 #13

Post-op declawed cats absolutely delight in rubbing furniture without being reprimanded. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #17

I did it only very rarely, when I felt it was the only appropriate solution. I averaged 2/year. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #14

Yeah, it's a fine line to walk Warpy Jan 2012 #18

Soft Paws work for some people. The main problem is, you have to dick around with the cat's paws kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #61

I had to have one of my cats declawed; it was entirely my fault Occulus Jan 2012 #22

Only if the cat owner agrees to have their fingernails removed. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #15

Banning declawing kctim Jan 2012 #19

I think it's cruel. sinkingfeeling Jan 2012 #20

I think most vets these days are against it. ceile Jan 2012 #21

We have 4 cats, 2-14 year olds and 2-9 month olds,,,, benld74 Jan 2012 #24

Years ago the Learning Channel had a show about cats, they showed a kitten being declawed. Archae Jan 2012 #25

The cat I adoped from the pound had it's front paws declawed. Yooperman Jan 2012 #30

I absolutely refuse to declaw a cat Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #33

What a beautiful cat!! Yooperman Jan 2012 #37

She came to me about 4.5, so that is 6? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #45

OOOh! She looks like my Bengal. SharonAnn Jan 2012 #41

Yay for Bengals! Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #49

beautiful cat. n/t JesterCS Jan 2012 #66

Thank you kindly on behalf of her. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #74

What a beautiful cat! hardcover Jan 2012 #72

I appreciate the kind remarks. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #75

I do not like the idea of declawing cats. Having said that, I did have one declawed years ago. davsand Jan 2012 #36

Sounds like you did the right thing, but you could have tried medical pot (and some pics) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #39

Was the pot for me or her? davsand Jan 2012 #55

The cruel practice should be outlawed. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #40

Scratching my couch is people abuse Ter Jan 2012 #48

Have you tried to find him an alternate target? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #52

They are stretching when they do that--did you know that? davsand Jan 2012 #56

Ban it. If you can't have a cat wihtout declawing it, don't have a cat. nt Skip Intro Jan 2012 #57

^^^ This ^^^ MadrasT Jan 2012 #63

Ban it graywarrior Jan 2012 #64

I had my cat declawed and fixed. JesterCS Jan 2012 #65

As long as it's all about you. nt Skip Intro Jan 2012 #76

lol JesterCS Jan 2012 #82

Because the mutilation of an innocent, defenseless animal lies in the balance. nt Skip Intro Jan 2012 #90

well JesterCS Jan 2012 #96

poppycock. pansypoo53219 Jan 2012 #70

Like any cosmetic alteration (declawing, ear cropping, tail docking), absolutely animal abuse. flvegan Jan 2012 #71

My vet will not declaw or perform any cosmetic procedures. a la izquierda Jan 2012 #73

Declawing sucks! justiceischeap Jan 2012 #80

Owned 3 declawed cats and 1 not declawed over the years Mumble Jan 2012 #81

I have two cats, both with their claws and fully intact furniture tammywammy Jan 2012 #84

My cat wouldn't be here if he'd been declawed. polly7 Jan 2012 #86

Alot of hyperbole zipplewrath Jan 2012 #92

"Basically" means indoors? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #95

Can't know every situation zipplewrath Jan 2012 #97