A case for declawing

[asterroc]

Declawing cats is cruel. They don't just take out the nails, they chop off the entire first digit of all the toes on the front feet. Declawing a cat is a sign of laziness I think, because you can simply clip them frequently and have the same effect. That said, I just found a good case test where the cat really should be declawed.

Comments

[l0stmyrel1g10n.livejournal.com]

we wouldn't have declawed my cat, but we got her from a shelter and her previous owner had declawed her. i agree, it is cruel. would declawing Lewis help anything? my cat bites things when she wants to attack, and if she's not just playing it can really hurt. i'm sure Lewis would bite too even if he were declawed.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Good point. I recently met a friend's cats and started playing with one (I'm not all allergic to these two, I think it's a combination of the individuals and the fact that their hardwood floors are frequently swept), and when he plays he's really good about keeping his claws sheathed, but he goes right ahead and bites anyway! :-P Maybe Lewis could be declawed and have his incisors filed down, but I think it'd be better to put a collar on the human and give *her* house arrest for letting him go out so much. It's not nice for local bird populations to have outdoor cats anyway.

[l0stmyrel1g10n.livejournal.com]

bell on the collar. solution to stealth attacks on both people and birds. the only reason my cat occasionally catches mice is that she's faster than them...everyone and evreything can hear her coming.