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First off, let's give a WOO WOO to the State of California, and I'm paraphrasing here:

"...tendonectomy, onychectomy, or any type of claw removal on a feline within the practice of veterinary medicine...is ILLEGAL..."

Here's the bill: Bill AB-867

US States

New York

Maryland

Virginia

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

California

Washington D.C.

US Cities

Colorado: Denver

Missouri: St. Louis

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Allentown

Texas: Austin

Wisconsin: Madison

Countries with Declawing Bans 

United Kingdom: Declawing is illegal in the UK

France: The practice is prohibited

Germany: Declawing is illegal

Switzerland: The procedure is banned

Australia: Declawing is banned in Australia

New Zealand: Declawing is prohibited

Japan: Declawing is banned

Israel: The procedure is illegal

Brazil: Declawing is banned

Canada: Declawing is outlawed in nearly all of its provinces

Banned: refers to being not allowed, whereas illegal refers to being against the law. 

An illegal act is inherently banned by the law, but a banned action is not necessarily illegal. 

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C'mon people; this should be illegal EVERYWHERE, so don't let up on your politicians to get them to step up, since the veterinary profession cannot.

Where to go for more information:

The Paw Project: https://pawproject.org/

City the Kitty: https://citythekitty.org/

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Woot! Maryland!

The Governor signs Maryland’s Anti-Declaw Bills, SB67 and HB22 into law today!

New York State banned declawing in 2019.

The first hearing for California Anti-Declaw Bill AB 2606 will be Tuesday, April 26.

It's happening, folks!

At least 42 countries have made declawing illegal, including England, France, Wales, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, and Israel. In Canada, declawing is outlawed in eight provinces—Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Alberta, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

In the U.S., the cities of Austin TX, Denver CO, the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County MO, Pittsburgh PA, and Madison WI. It is also outlawed eight California cities: West Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica, and Burbank.

Look up upcoming legislation to end declawing here.

Sweetie's Murder Mitts

Aww!!!

Paws Need Claws!

For more information, here are a few websites:

The Paw Project

City the Kitty

Alley Cat Allies

We are thankful for those who are working tirelessly to have this grisly surgery banned!

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Bill to Ban Declaw Surgery in Michigan to be Introduced!

"Urgent! State of Michigan Representative Nate Shannon will be introducing a bill this Thursday that would ban declawing surgery in Michigan, but he needs your help!

The more co-sponsors a bill has, the more likely it is to become law. Representatives can sign up to co-sponsor the bill TODAY (2/12).

Please call your representative TODAY and let them know that you and your organization would like them to cosponsor Rep. Shannon’s declaw ban. Please share with your Rep how you have seen the negative effects of declawing and would love to see it outlawed in Michigan."

Find your representative here: https://www.house.mi.gov/mhrpublic/frmFindaRep.aspx

Information from Michigan Pet Fund Alliance @ https://www.michiganpetfund.org/

Paws Need Claws!

The Great State of Michigan is a hotbed of declawing, and we need it to STOP!

Reach out to:

City The Kitty

The Paw Project

for more information about ending this barbarous veterinary practise.

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