by Dave Kim | Feb 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, Cats, General
Michigan could follow New York and officially ban the act of declawing cats, becoming the second U.S. state to do so. As the Detroit Free Press reports, House Bill No. 5508 was introduced on Thursday by State Rep. Nate Shannon, D-Sterling Heights, and 20 other...
by Dave Kim | Jul 23, 2019 | Advocacy, General
The state of New York has officially banned the declawing of cats, joining the growing list of American cities and most of Europe who consider the act inhumane. As reported by the Associated Press (h/t The Detroit News), New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed the ban...
by Michigan Humane | Jul 23, 2019 | Advocacy, Cats
DECLAWING While scratching is natural behavior for cats, it can often cause problems for their guardians. For years the standard solution was to declaw cats. This painful surgical procedure involves the amputation of the last bone of the toe from which the nail grows....
