The San Francisco Board of Supervisors City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee today approved the proposed legislation introduced by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi banning cat de-clawing in San Francisco. The legislation will go ... The law covers veterinarians and cat de-clawing surgery.

How to Declaw a Cat. Declawing a cat is very controversial. Some people consider it to be inhumane because of the pain and emotional distress brought the cats. While there is some level of temporary pain, it is yet to... ... How to Not Declaw Your Cat...

VWvortex Forums Pets Who wants to hear my Cat Declaw story? [Archived] ... I pick him up the next day, and he shows me the slip i signed, and it now says front declaw and SPAY. he shows me the appointment book that says front declaw and SPAY. I say, but you knew he was ... Re: Who wants to hear my Cat Declaw story? (Bixmen) »...

that declawing can now be performed with a laser? Yes! That same tool that removes facial wrinkles and varicose veins from people can be used to declaw a cat. Laser surgery makes it much better. Lasers cut tissue with a beam of light, which seals the nerve endings so there is very little pain when they wake up.

San Francisco -- San Francisco may become the second U.S. city to adopt legislation banning the declawing of cats for non-therapeutic reasons. ... The CVMA filed suit against West Hollywood to overturn its law in 2005. In a 2-1 ruling in June 2007, the Court of Appeal upheld the anti-declaw ordinance, the only one of its...

Why you don’t want to declaw your cat. What do veterinarians think about declawing cats? ... Claws are an integral part of a cat's life. It is not our right to take them away. Declawing involves amputating the last joint in a cat's digit. The claw grows out of the bone and in order to remove the claw, the bone has to...

Information and links about declawing ... Immediately after a declawing operation, this cat lies next to the grisly evidence of bone, claw, and fur. (photo/caption by Discovery Communications, Inc. 1999) ... THE DECLAWING INFORMATION SITE

31-1-10: Yes, cat declaw breaks the criminal law in the USA. Take any state, for example Alabama. I am sure declawing goes on unabated in the south. The ... 31-1-10: Yes, cat declaw breaks the criminal law in the USA. Take any state, for example Alabama. I am sure declawing goes on unabated in the south. The criminal code...

"Onychectomy", which is considered the most common method of declaw surgery, is the actual amputation of the claw AND THE COMPLETE END TOE BONE JOINT. In most cases, the cat will be in pain for a week or even more, and this surgery can indeed cause postoperative complications.