On 9/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not that my opinion matters, but I'd personally have a difficult time > accepting someone's (a veterinarian that declaws) word on something who > stands to gain (financially) from declawing cats. <shrugs> > > If you want a case study, take a look: > http://www.pawproject.com/html/cases.asp?SortOrder=5 > > > <<In a 1996 JAVMA article, Gary Patronek, VMD, PhD, using multivariate > statistical analysis, found that declawed cats were at an increased risk of > relinquishment to animal shelters and that among relinquished cats, 52.4% of > declawed cats were reported to exhibit litter box avoidance, compared to > 29.1% of non-declawed cats.>> > > The above is from the same website. Its a scientific article from the > JAVMA. I'm sure if you look up the articles in the actual publicans you'll > find the citations you wanted to see. > > I think the source seems pretty reliable. At least it does from my > perspective. Then again, maybe we see what we want to see a lot of the > time. > > It just breaks my heart to see or hear of cats being declawed. I'll have to > agree with those who think its a horrible practice that should be illegal. > Dog and cockfighting is illegal, all the same. Does the pain a dog feels > from dogbites hurt any less than the pain a cat feels from having its toes > amputated?
I would say almost certainly dog bites hurt a great deal more than declawing, since declawing is done under anesthesia and the cat gets supportive care including pain medication after declawing. I know this is a hot issue for a lot of people. I'm just a lot more concerned with the millions of cats that are killed every year in shelters than the ones who are declawed. Maybe after it is against the law to kill animals that aren't suffering from terminal conditions then I will take up the declawing fight. Right now, my mission is to stop the killing. I get that other peoples' missions are different, and that's ok. I just want the killing to end - after that I will worry about other things. -- 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!
