Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some cat owners, tired of scratched furniture (or scratched people), opt to have their cats' claws completely removed. It's a ...

Destroyed furniture and scratch marks can be frustrating for cat owners. To avoid this, some cat owners resort to declawing their cats, despite the harmful effects it can have. "It's quite traumatic," ...

Cat declawing (also called onychectomy) is the amputation of the first digital (toe) bones in a cat’s paw, including the nail bed and claw. It’s done to stop a cat’s natural scratching behavior. While ...

For years, declawing was presented as a simple solution for protecting furniture, carpets and curtains from cats' scratching. Today, we know much more, and this information has changed how ...

Because there is a lack of rigorous long-term studies on declawing cats, the consequences of this practice have been long underestimated. Yet research we conducted in Quebec shows that declawing ...

Pet owners take note: California has banned declawing your cats. Following a 25-year-long debate over local laws, state bills and legal battles between the state’s leading veterinarian organization ...

Ohio could join five other states and Washington, D.C., when it comes to a ban on declawing cats, as Senate Bill 252 would make it illegal to remove a cat's claws. "When people say they're going to ...

Declawing cats is still seen by many as a simple way to save furniture, but it should instead be referred to as what it is: an amputation. I decided to visit Kitty Corner, an Iowa City business with a ...