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If You’re for De-clawing Cats, Raise Your Hand
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The Paw Project, a non-profit animal advocacy organization, unveiled this dramatic new billboard to educate the public about the harmful consequences of feline de-clawing.
De-clawing surgery is commonly performed in the U.S. to prevent cats from scratching furniture. Since a cat’s claw grows from within the last bone of its toe, de-clawing requires an amputation at the last “knuckle.”
“Declawing is one of the most painful surgeries routinely performed by veterinarians, and it can result in serious physical and behavioral complications,” said Jennifer Conrad, DVM, who founded The Paw Project in 2000 to promote public awareness about the crippling effects of de-clawing, to rehabilitate de-clawed cats through reparative surgery, and to support measures to eradicate de-clawing.
As a result of The Paw Project’s efforts, California now bans declawing of captive wild and exotic cats, the USDA forbids its nationwide licensees from de-clawing exotic and wild animals, and West Hollywood prohibits declawing of all animals, including domestic cats.
For more information about declawing, visit http://www.adoptastray.ws/articles/ and read More than a Manicure – Declaw Information.
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