Austin, Texas Passes No-Declaw Law – March 4, 2021 – Austin is now the 11th US city to ban declawing. Special thanks to Paw Project-Texas Director Dr. Katrina Breitreiter for spearheading this successful effort. The City Council voted unanimously today to pass the new law. Austin Paw Project-Texas Director Dr. Katrina Breitreiter, was at the […]

MA Senator Montigny Re-Introduces Anti-Declaw Bill – February 21, 2021 – MA State Senator Mark C. Montigny has re-introduced a bill, SD1433, that will end declawing in Massachusetts. Montigny’s first version of the bill passed a joint committee hearing on July 22, 2019.

RI Rep. Willian O’Brien Re-Introduces Anti-Declaw Bill – February 18, 2021 – Rhode Island State Representative William W. O’Brien has re-introduced a bill, SD1433, that will end declawing in Rhode Island. Rep. O’Brien is a Deputy Majority Leader of the RI house of Representative. Several Anti-Declaw bills have been introduced over the years in Rhode

Arizona Anti-Declaw Bill Re-Introduced by Representative Amish Shah, M.D. – February 2, 2021 – The Arizona Anti-Declaw Bill, HB 2626, was introduced by Arizona State Representative Amish Shah, M.D. on February 2, 2021. It is similar to his previous bill first introduced in 2020 and similar to Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal‘s Anti-Declaw bill, which was enacted

Connecticut Rep. Perillo Introduces Anti-Declaw Bill – January 26, 2021 – Connecticut State Representative Jason Perillo has introduced a bill, HB5512, that will end declawing in Connecticut. The bill has been referred to the Committe on the Environment.