Help us to ban the barbaric declawing of cats in the USA

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THE PETITION

The declawing of domestic cats is a cruel mutilating operation and people are having this procedure done in the United States of America, without considering the full implication of the physical and mental effect on their cats. It is banned already in 24 countries. Declawing is banned in West Hollywood, California. We petition that it should be also banned in all the rest of the United States of America.

Not only does this major operation cause physical pain and mental distress, cats use their claws for balance, to jump, and to climb. Cats walk on their toes, not the pads of their feet, and declawing forces them to walk in an unnatural way. The claws play an important role in grooming, and that grooming is the way a cat helps to control its body temperature, its scent signals, and more.

Quote from the American Veterinary Medical Association: ‘Declawing of domestic cats should be considered only after attempts have been made to prevent the cat from using its claws destructively’ Which of course means this mutilating operation is supposed to be as a last resort. Yet some veterinarians are performing it routinely, including on kittens, on demand from their clients.

This is from a quote from one State’s Head of Veterinary Medicine: ‘most veterinarians encourage declawing at a reasonably young age’ Surely, instead of encouraging it at all, veterinarians should be educating their clients as to the enormity and consequences of this procedure to their cats and to the alternatives to this drastic step.

Misconceptions about Declawing There are several misconceptions about declawing. It does not make cats more "mellow." Some declawed cats undergo a profound personality change. They may be morose, reclusive, and withdrawn, or they may be irritable, aggressive, and unpredictable. Declawed cats feel so insecure, lacking their first line of defence that they tend to bite more often as a means of self-protection.

For anyone not yet convinced, please see the following web sites: www.pawproject.com/html/faqs.asp
read the comments to the right, on this link Warning: The following links include graphic descriptions, pictures of the barbaric procedure and pictures of some unfortunate cats who have suffered it.

www.declawing.com/htmls/declawing.htm

http://declaw.lisaviolet.com/

DESIRED OUTCOME

To ban the declawing of cats in every state of the USA

WHO WE NEED TO INFLUENCE

The American Veterinary Medical Association

HOW LONG WILL WE CAMPAIGN

Ongoing

WHO TO CONTACT

Ruth Ockendon Laycock
County Durham
England
kattaddorra@googlemail.com

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MRS JULIE COCKER
ELIZABETH A BISSETWhy!!, This is barbaric, what "human" thought to do this. How would they like their nails pulled out??
ANGELA KEITH
JILL BAKERHorrendous practice
LOUISE HOBSONplease stop mutilating cats
TRICIA LEVENETotally against this barbaric abuse of cats
MELANIE HARRISwho thinks of these stupid ideas? leave the claws alone
NAME SUPPLIEDI can't imagine anyone's logic in removing something so important from the most gentle creatures I've ever been lucky enough to cuddle :P
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KATIE HEWITTdisgusting and un necessary. havent they heard of tipping the sharp end with nail clippers?!!?
NAME SUPPLIEDI'm at a loss to understand why people do this!
SARAH GROOMPlease ban this awful cruel practice
HELEN GOODWIN
FRANCES ROSSI
JENNIFER COOMBESan unnatural practice that needs to stop ..unkind and very cruel
NAME SUPPLIEDPlease stop this barbaric practice.
KATHARINE ANN DUNNAmerica you need to kick yourselves out of denial, declawing is barbaric. You love your cat right? So why physically and mentally torture them?
CATHY BRYANT
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JEAN LEIGHThis an horrific and barbaric practice which should be outlawed worldwide.
HARRIET JACKSON
MRS ANNE CLAY - CHINKILYNX SIAMESE & ORIENTALSTHIS PRACTICE MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COSTS
NAME SUPPLIEDBan the practise!
AMANDA WESCOTT
MELISSA RYANits very simple if you dont like cats claws dont get a cat!!!
PATRICIA EVANSThis pracrice is barbaric
MARIANNE BIRDI am horrified that actually gos on!
ANN SPOTSWOODhere in Brittain we are fully behind you.
ANNE COFFINDe-clawing is cruel and unnecessary!
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MANDY MACKAY
KERRY GRANGE
LESLEY CARAGANNISDe-clawing should have been made illegal years ago. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” -Ghandi
LINZ COUPE
ELIZABETH BRYANTExtremely Cruel
SUE HENDERSONDeclawing leaves cats defenceless, it's an obscene thing to do to a vulnerable creature.
CHARLOTTE LJUNGQUISTI fully support this petition!
DIANA SAUNDERSONHave it done yourself and see how you get on without nails!
LORETTA DALYBarbaric! If you don't like claws, don't get a cat.
MARGARET WIGNALLwords fail me it's disgusting
MRS HAZEL COOKLWhy do people have cats if they are going to do this?
NEIL PORTERthis is unecessary
SYLVIA VAN WATTINGENStop the pain caused by this barbaric act...i have 5 house cats all with claws
MELANIE NCut your finger tips off before you cut theirs
JANE FORDA disgraceful and unnatural practice for the benefit of humans not cats
KAREN WATKINSI can't believe a civilised society thinks this is acceptable behaviour.
JEAN MARIE THOMPSONClaws are not like human nails, they are actually part of the cat's 'hand' bones. Removing the claw is similar to amputation at the top joint of the human finger. End this cruelty NOW.
JANET MARGARET PEARSONDe-clawing is cruel and unnecessary!
VICTORIA WHITELEYThe practice of de-clawing cats is cruel. Allowing it to go on does not reflect well on the American people.
CAROL RUSSELL
JAMIE ROSS
SAMANTHA SYKES
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LORNA HOLDERIEDAnyone who adopts a cat should have more sense.
MARGARET HOLDERIEDHow could a cat lover actually let this happen?
JAMES WARRENDER
ALYSON LIDDLEWould it be deemed acceptable to remove these vets fingernails
NAME SUPPLIEDInsensitive cruelty
D CHAFFEThis must stop and now! What will they think of next
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NAME SUPPLIEDI find it shocking that people are putting there cats through this!!!
IAN HADLUM
PHILIP TYRERHope that this succeeds.
GLEN VENEZIO
EDEL GRIFFINi can't even start to imagine why someone would want to do this - stop this NOW no more cruelty!
NAME SUPPLIEDTHIS NEEDS TO BE BANNED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
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THOMAS BLACKSHAWThis is sickening.. If you don't want to risk damage to your precious ikea furniture, don't get a damn Cat! :\
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SUSAN FLETCHERHow can a so called civilised country still allow this practice?
RUTH WALTERa very cruel practice
ANGELA MARSH
TRACY ADAMSIf you dont want damage from claws dont get a cat!!
ALWYNNE CARTMELLhorrendous - cant believe you allow this
CAROL If you don't want a living being with natural behaviour - buy a toy.
SUE ATTLEYBarbaric and unnecessary
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REBEKAH LICHTENBERGER
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MARGUERITE SWEENEYI wholeheartedly support your campaign against this practice.
SOFIE JONESI do not own a cat but think that this is so cruel it has to be stopped.
CAI EDWARDSThis has to stop!
JACKI MCCARTENDeclawng is cruel and unecessary - especially now that people can use covers for claws to stop damage to furniture (the usual reason for declawing!)
DENISE DAWESwhat a sad world we live in that agrees with this barbaric form of torture to pandered to the whims of selfish humans. Please rip their nails off instead.
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ANNE-MARIE HEATHAn utterly cruel and selfish practice in what I thought was a civilised country.
ROSEMARY BOND
ANNA VIRTUE
LOUISE BULLOCK
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NIKKI WHITEShould be banned tototally. Under no circumstances, not even as a last resort, should cats be declawed. It is completely unacceptable practice..
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NAME SUPPLIEDThis is totally unacceptable
KERRY WELLSEnd the suffering NOW!!!!
CAROL MARTINEZIT IS WRONG
DEBORAH MCCARTNEYPlease don't, especially if the kitten is more than 3 months. Just don't amputate and cause the excruciating pain!
SUZANNE CAMARILLOits sickening

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This petition was last signed on Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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