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 […]

Leading the way in Canada – December 12, 2017 – “Nova Scotia is the first state or province in the US or Canada to ban declawing,” reports Dr. Hugh Chisholm, Paw Project-Atlantic Canada Director. The new NSVMA position has the force of law and effectively bans declawing in Nova Scotia as members are required to

Denver City Council passes feline declawing ban. November 13, 2017 – The Denver City Council voted unanimously to ban the practice on November 13, 2017. Declaw critics have labeled the procedure, which is common in most states, as inhumane. Denver is the first municipality in the country outside of California to ban declawing. Since 2003,