I'll leave aside anything political about "Big Brother " and the " Nanny State ". I love animals as much as anybody. Generally I am opposed to vanity mutilation - when I saw what my Doberman went through when I had her ears clipped I vowed NEVER to do that to another dog. I've seen Dobies with floppies and they look fine.
I have a rescue dog and four cats - 3 rescues and a purebred Persian. ALL of whom are declawed. I have a lot of experience ripping up newspaper for them to use in the litter box until their paw paws heal. I know the arguments against it. It's not pleasant for the cat.
BUT - my cats don't go out so they don't need them for self defense. I tried alternatives for years - training ; state of the art scratching posts with cat pheromones , none of which worked.
My Vet will not do vanity mutilation - tail docking ; ears etc. but she does do declawing. She says if she and other Vets don't then some people will dump their cats to save their furniture and their legs. And many will stop adopting.
If this passes I will be VERY reluctant to rescue another kitty cat.



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