On 9/23/07, glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh well, we are just talking about cats here, so > whatever we need to do to them, so they can please us > humans, is all that really matters, right? > Glenda > No, but there are a lot of issues associated with declawing that don't typically get discussed.
I think this type of law is, like spay/neuter laws, well-intentioned, but ill-advised. Currently 25% of cat owners declaw their cats in the U.S. We also have millions of cats dying in shelters. If you make declawing illegal, the majority of those people are likely going to stop owning cats. So that's fully 1/4 less homes that would be available. Now, whether or not this is bad depends upon whether or not you believe that cats are better off dead or declawed. Nathan Winograd says that given the choice, a cat would beg you to declaw him rather than kill him. There are people who think that cats are better off dead than declawed, and though I disagree I think we are all entitled to our own opinions. I would not support a law that led to 25% fewer cat homes with the population as it is today. Now, if the day ever came when people were lined up begging to be allowed to adopt a cat because there were so few of them and so many homes that wanted them, I would probably be in favor of such a law. My vet will declaw a cat because he believes it is better to have the cat declawed than to have it set loose outside. -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
