I took a look at the list of countries that do not allow declawing. Why is the US always behind in this sort of issue?
---- Peggy Verdonck <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm from the Netherlands. Its illegal to declaw there. People who want to > have it done anyway will bring them to Belgium to have it done. :-/ > > On Aug 29, 2011 12:25 PM, "Beth" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Our shelter does not allow our cats to be declawed. We tell them about > declawing , offer free nail clipping at the shelter, or suggest they adopt > an already declawed cat. > > I don't agree with having laws against declawing. I think you will just > end up with more cats being dumped in shelters of outside. I think education > is the best way to get people away from declawing. > > > > > > Beth > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: tamara stickler <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 10:19 AM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Declawing - list of countries where it is illegal! > > > > > > I never place a rescue cat with a person if they are going to declaw - BUT > - I DO offer free nail clipping for the duration for any cats that I place > in homes (as long as they are local...w/in 1.5 hrs.) for the life of the > cat. > > > > I even have a woman who I turned down for cat adoption - that adopted from > a shelter later - that asks me to come over once or twice a month to clip > the cat's nails. She still doesn't understand HOW or WHY it is inhumane - > even after I explained it to her....but - it really doesn't matter. She is > allowing her cat to keep it's nails a long as I clip them - so- I'm willing > to do that. > > > > Terri - WAY TO GO standing your ground! - even if it did cost you an apt. > and job. Good kharma will be the pay off for you! > > > > Tamara > > > > --- On Sat, 8/27/11, Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>From: Natalie <[email protected]> > >>Subject: [Felvtalk] Declawing - list of countries where it is illegal! > >>To: [email protected] > >>Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011, 9:44 AM > >> > >> > >> > >>A question about which states do NOT allow declawing: > http://cats.about.com/od/declawing/f/uslaws.htm > >>A list of countries where declawing is illegal: > http://www.declawing.com/list.html > >>From:[email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Terri Brown > >>Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 9:52 PM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Keep Cats Indoors > >> > >>Paws come with claws. Period. I once lost a job opportunity (which came > with a free apartment) because the owner wanted me to declaw. I told him: > "Unfortunately for you, it will NEVER happen, because I believe it's > cruelty to animals." > >> > >>Needless to say, I never got called for a second interview. > >> > >>And I'd do it again. > >> > >>I think I was about 37 at the time. I've always had a big mouth..... > >> > >>=^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 > furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From:Natalie > >>>To:[email protected] > >>>Sent:Friday, August 26, 2011 8:04 PM > >>>Subject:Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Keep Cats Indoors > >>> > >>>I would seriously consider declawing very, very seriously- it is the most > devastating thing for a cat. Knowing what I do, I would be more heartbroken > doing it to a beloved cat than being without the cat, trust me. I wonder > how a cat would feel if > >>>he/she knew that it had a choice between missing the owner or having > their paws mutilated? According to Dr. Nicholas Doddman, who wrote The Cat > that Cried for Help, after declawing surgery, cats feel such extreme pain > that they either climb the walls of the cage or sit completely morose and > cowering in the corner, something that their owners will never see. I have > a copy of an article written for NY Times Magazine a few years ago, where a > woman writes about declawing her older cat because her mother's oriental rug > was being scratched up. It is one of my hand-out's to adopters - the story > is heartbreaking, and very typical. After the hurricane is over, I will > scan it and post it. It is probably the best I've read, without going into > the gory details of declawing. > >>>Natalie > >>> > >>>From:[email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika > >>>Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 7:22 PM > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Keep Cats Indoors > >>> > >>>Sorry! This is a 62 email thread in gmail. I don't know how your email > program organizes stuff. Anyway I did not look at the date. > >>> > >>>I've seen cats (especially senior cats) mourn their owners literally to > death after being given away, and honestly in that case I'd rather declaw > them. Hopefully I will not need to make that choice. > >>>On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>OMG - you are responding to a post from March..I thought that I was going > crazy and somehow missed a whole thread of talking about declawing, NOW! > >>>There are also some apartments that allow cats ONLY if they are > declawed.I guess they prefer taking their chances of those cats peeing > everywhere instead of possibly scratching something, and it would most > likely be the tenants' own furniture! > >>>I would rather give my cat away than declaw it - especially when it's an > older cat - it's so much harder on them (not that it isn't on young(er) > cats). > >>>There needs to be a lot of education on declawing and what the > psychological/emotional and physical effects can take be. We have had a few > abandoned declawed cats, and I have witnessed almost all of them...but all > the damage had already been done, and what was I to do - throw them out or > kill them? I found some homes that understood the ramifications and dealt > with the problems as well as they could. > >>>From:[email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika > >>>Keep Cats Indoors > >>> Because if the owner has to go into the nursing home and is fortunate > enough to find one where they can take their cat, the nursing home is likely > to require declawing. > >>>On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>That is true, but I don't understand why an old person can't have a cat > with > >>>claws. Dealing mostly with feral cats, I have never been bitten or > >>>scratched - what's the danger, I am 70 yrs old. And as I said, bites are > a > >>>natural defense for declawed cats! > >>-----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Felvtalk mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
