Manitoba is Seventh Canadian Province to Ban Cat Declawing – May 30, 2019 – Veterinarians of the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association voted overwhelmingly to ban the practice of declawing cats without a medical reason. The vote came back with 73 per cent in favour of a bylaw banning the procedure. The ban was effective immediately. […]

Legislation to Ban Declawing in California Stalled in Legislature – April 23, 2019 – Assemblymember Bill Quirk, PhD, authored a bill, AB 1230, that would end declawing in California. The bill did not pass its committee hearing on April 23, 2019. It now becomes a “two-year” bill. In a press release announcing the introduction of

Alberta Vets Ban Declawing and Other Unnecessary Surgery – February 3, 2019 – The Alberta Veterinary Medical Association voted “overwhelmingly” to pass two resolutions to ban declawing and other surgeries they consider to be unnecessary, such as ear cropping, tendonectomy, body piercing, and tail nicking. The second resolution would require veterinarians and veterinary technicians to

Anti-Declaw Bill Passes First NJ Senate Committee – May 31, 2018 – New Jersey State Senator Troy Singleton introduced legislation that would add onychetomy, or declawing, to the list of criminal animal cruelty offenses in New Jersey. Those who perform declawing (except to treat a medical condition affecting the animal) would face a fine for