Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases. Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing into law, ...

Ontario appears set to push ahead with a ban on declawing cats and debarking and ear cropping dogs, a move animal welfare ...

Cat declawing is now illegal in Massachusetts after Gov. Maura Healey signed a law Thursday banning the practice in the state.

Two new animal welfare laws go into effect in Massachusetts on April 8 One of the laws bans the declawing of cats Declawing causes serious pain and behavioral problems for the cats involved, according ...

Ontario is proposing a ban on cat declawing, dog ear cropping, and debarking. The province is seeking public feedback on new ...

LOS ANGELES — Cats scratch and dogs bark. Is declawing or debarking the answer? Nearly 60 percent of American pet owners, including 55 percent of cat owners, say it is OK to have a cat declawed, but ...

THE AGE OF 100. YOUR TIME IS 651. ON THIS FRIDAY. CAT DECLAWING IS NOW BANNED IN MASSACHUSETTS. GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW YESTERDAY PROHIBITING THAT PRACTICE. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS TO ...

AB 867 was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Oct. 9, 2025 and marked a historic milestone for animal welfare organizations and advocates.

Getting a manicure is an enjoyable experience for humans — but what if it meant snipping off the bones at the tips of your fingers? That’s precisely what cat declawing is. The claw is actually a part ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: I recently adopted a kitten named Joy from a rescue that prohibits ...