Ah, but only a cat would have to choose between amputaion or death. I see no difference with this logic and killing cats who test positive.
Catsinternational.org (also based in the midwest) has thankfully updated their page on declawing. They are calling for people to name declawing what it is - amputation. They guarantee 100% they can help you teach your cat not to scratch inappropriately. It's called education. I have to say when I went to that petfinder link, I felt like I was on another planet. Only a cat would have to choose between amputation and death. Only in America. Janine --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not really sure I buy the theory that declawed > cats are more > likely to have behavioral problems. I've seen a lot > of cats, both > clawed and declawed, and behavioral problems seem to > be about the same > in both groups. We currently have a 12.5 year old > declawed cat who is > probably the sweetest cat ever. Similarly we have > fully clawed cats > who have had terrible behavioral problems. It just > seems to be pretty > random to me. > > Nationally, about 25% of cats are declawed. I'd be > interested to see > the studies that purport that they are turned in to > shelters in > disproportionate numbers. If this is the case, it > doesn't seem to be > the case locally. Also if they are turned in to > shelters in > disproportionate numbers, I'd like to know if the > clawed cats are just > turned loose somewhere, as opposed to being turned > in to a shelter. > > I did speak to my vet about it and he says there is > no hard evidence > of any correlation between behavior and status of > claws. Lots of > people I really like have declawed cats, including > my vet's > receptionist. I continue to believe that cats are > better off > declawed than dead, and if you have to make the > correlation YES I > would rather have the tips of my fingers chopped off > than be killed. > > -- > 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! > >
