Easton becomes third Pennsylvania city to outlaw declawing– March 22, 2023 – The city of Easton unanimously passed a new law on March 22, 2023 that will ban the declawing of cats, making it the third city in Pennsylvania and the second city in the Lehigh Valley to approve the animal protection measure. Easton Councilwoman […]

The Borough of Etna, Pennsylvania outlaws declawing– March 21, 2023 – The Council of Etna, Pennsylvania, voted to pass Ordinance No. 1391, which amends Chapter 160, “to prohibit the performance of declawing procedures on cats.” Paw Project Director and Founder Dr. Jennifer Conrad said, “We are grateful to the the Etna Councilmembers for banning the

Illinois Anti-Declaw Bill, HB 1533, Passes House– March 16, 2023 – Illinois Anti-Declaw Bill HB 1533 passed the Illinois House of Representatives with a floor vote of 67-38. The bill would make non-therapeutic declawing illegal and was authored by State Representative Barbara Hernandez. The Paw Project, HSUS, HSVMA, Alley Cat Allies, and ALDF were among the organizations

Washington, DC Passes Local Declaw Ban – December 20, 2022 – Washington, DC is set to become the 15th local jurisdiction to ban declawing. The ordinance was passed on December 20 by a unanimous vote from the DC City Council as part of an omnibus Animal Protection Ordinance. The new ordinance prohibits elective, non-therapeutic declawing

Allentown, Pennsylvania Passes No-Declaw Law – November 16, 2022 – Allentown, PA is the 14th city to ban declawing. The ordinance was passed on November 16 by a unanimous vote from Allentown’s City Council. The new ordinance prohibits elective, non-therapeutic declawing (amputation) of cats, effective immediately. Councilwoman Ce-Ce Gerlach explained the therapeutic exception is intended