Posted on 04/18/2024 8:41:54 AM PDT by sevinufnine
If your kitty has claws, you soon won’t be able to have them removed in the Commonwealth. Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill outlawing the declawing of cats by veterinarians, effective July 1. This is not applicable to nail filing, nail trimming or the placement of temporary nail caps on your cat’s claws. Civil penalties include $500 for the first violation, $1,000 for the second violation and $2,500 for the third or any subsequent violation.
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I can see why people would have an issue with this being cruel - it is not merely removing the claws - it would be the equivalent to us of having the whole top portion of our fingers amputated - not just having the fingernails removed.
LOL. Naaaa...no camping with Miss Kitty. We’re good but thanks anyway :)
There is no hell hot enough for the doctors and mental health charlatans who invented this sick horror called gender dysphoria.
My cats are all perfectly happy without their claws. As were my previous cats that died happily of old age.
They only need the front ones removed anyway. Let the market decide if vets want to offer the service, or not.
In my experience, big stores like PetSmart won’t do it, but small offices will. I side with small business.
I am mocking the leftists who offered to take women “camping” if they lived in a state that banned abortion after roe was struck down..
““People and civilizations that don’t take care of the innocent are weak and undeserving.”
Exactly! We’re not protecting the unborn being thrown away in the clinics around this country. Guess it makes those who support that undeserving.”
One does not have to be a liberal to take care of the unborn, babies, children, the elderly, the disabled and all of the animals.
“OH yeah, my character isn’t determined by how I care for my very, spoiled cats. If you ever owned one you would know those who decide to scratch something other than toys (which mine have in abundance) will do as they please.”
I have owned cats for decades. My furniture is intact and if it wasn’t, the cat would come first.
In general I think it is not only cruel, but is generally a bad idea to declaw cats, but prohibited by law? no.
Of course. If cats apparently "do fine" after declawing, that's only because they don't speak English, and cannot complain. The notion that cats don't use their claws to climb or to defend themselves is idiotic.
Animal cruelty is barbaric, even when it is administered by by humans who refuse to see the obvious.
that was a great response- hopefully it was a seed that will spark some common sense in her later in life-
True, but I’m finding the liberals aren’t concerned with the unborn children being slaughtered. Animals? Sure! The elderly, for the most. But others are now opting for euthanizing those who want to take themselves out including the elderly and disabled. It’s a messed up world.
It is the equivalent of clipping our fingernails.
Actually,the entire 3rd digit gets amputated.
A nail is a diget? You go with that.
Actually, it is the 3rd phalanx, not digit, but the third phalanx on all five digits that get removed. The toe at the last joint gets removed. Anything less and the toe nail grows bak. So, yes it is an amputatoin. I mistakenly said digit instead of phalanx, early in the am no coffee, while on the toilet. Sue me.
The cats don't care what you call it, only that their toes get amputated so they don't scratch at the furniture.
Not simply toe nail trim.
Sheesh. I mean, I’d never declaw any cat I had (watching one of my two peacefully sleeping on the cat tree next to me as I type this) but do we really need to make it illegal?
}:-)4
No, it shouldn’t be illegal. BUT, if they’d make abortion (baby killing) illegal I’d be fine with declaw being so as well.
Declawing is barbaric.
Give kitty a scratching post and trim his nails if they get long.
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