Declawing

Declawing a cat is cruel, unnecessary and risky.

• Cruel because it’s like cutting off your fingers below the first knuckle.
• Unnecessary because there are alternate techniques to control your cat’s scratching instinct, like supplying a scratching post or two, using a water filled squirt bottle to train your cat not to scratch your furniture.
• Risky because your cat’s personality will likely change for the worse. A lot of declawed cats stop using their litter box.

If you are considering declawing your cat or kitten, please read these articles:

• http://www.declawing.com
• http://www.de-clawing.com
• http://www.declaw.lisaviolet.com
• http://www.theanimalspirit.com/declaw.html

Alternatives to declawing:

• http://www.softpaws.com