Author: Eric Troncy | Douleur animale, bien-être animal, Université de Montréal
The simple fact that we still call it “declawing” is so infuriating… I’ve had to tell a lot of people around me that it actually is an amputation.
Agree. My younger self thought it was just a nail removal instead of severing the ends of their fingers and toes.
Because that’s what the people doing it told us it was and kids don’t know better.
Why even have a cat if you’re going to mutilate their hands?
Like, just get a dog if you can’t handle the claws.
Like, just get a dog if you can’t handle the claws.
Cats can retract theirs; dogs can’t. I’m not sure this would work out. Not to mention you gotta clip the dog’s every once in a while and if you do it wrong, you can hurt them.
Cat’s claws are for hunting, fighting and climbing. They are extremely sharp, and can rip your skin and make you bleed without even trying.
Dog’s claws are for traction and digging. Usually dogs claws are dull, they might still cause a big of damage to the top most layer of your skin, but they have to make an effort to draw blood. Dogs hunt and fight with their teeth instead of their claws.
Wait, it’s like forbidden in almost all countries
It’s legal in the US, and sometimes even recommended by vets.
I met someone who had it done because she trusted her vet’s advice. Her cat completely changed.
It’s legal in Russia too, but it’s accepted as unethical and a few ostracized clinics can do the “soft paws” surgery
It’s uncommon enough here that it surprises me when someone has it done. I wish it was more widely understood that it’s harmful to them.
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Declawing cats should be called “cutting the fingers off of cats so they can’t scratch anymore”.
It’s illegal in Québec.
Good!
It’s illegal in a lot of regions. Maybe list the ones where it’s not.
USA! USA! USA!
There ya go
Oh, didn’t realise this was a Canada sub.
Ontario still allows it apparently. Get your shit together Ontario!
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How much pain do you think most cats cause others, simply for existing?
We also need to ban non-vegan cat food
Im sorry the world is uglier than you think it should be, but having that attitude and capping it off with an implication that it’s okay to cause another being lifelong pain simply because of their nature makes it pretty clear that you don’t so much want a more ethical world for other creatures as much as you don’t like cats.
Cats who get declawed are generally indoor cats who wouldn’t hurt anything but their owner’s furniture regardless.
Also cats are obligate carnivores, and you’re an asshole.
Nope. You’re ignorant of biology. Enzymes have been on the market for a looong time
I hope you stick to pet rabbists and guinea pigs, my friend. It’s okay to be vegan, but if you’re vegan and are against the type of food cats and dogs need to survive, just don’t get a cat or a dog. It is very simple. They are not vegans. They never will be vegan and forcing them to be vegan is not very vegan if we still live by the idea that veganism is against animal abuse. Would you force a penguin to eat vegetables too?
You take up air others should be breathing, but we let you live.
Are vegans allowed to keep pets?
