Delaware Anti-Declaw “Landlord” Bill, HB 386, Signed by Governor – October 26, 2022 – Delaware landlords can no longer require tenants’ cats be declawed as a condition of tenancy after Governor John Carney signed House Bill HB 386. The bill’s author was Representative Paul S. Baumbach. The bill would make nontherapeutic declawing illegal. The Paw Project was […]

Volusia County, Florida, Anti-Declaw Law Passes – June 7, 2022 – DeLand, Florida – The Volusia County Council adopted a new animal control ordinance, which included a provision to ban declawing of cats. The ordinance passed with a unanimous vote of 7-0. The bill prohibits all elective declawing. Volusia County is located in the east-central

MI Anti-Declaw Bill, HB 6459, Introduced – October 11, 2022 – Michigan State Representative Yousef Rabhi has introduced HB 6459, which would prohibit declawing in Michigan. The current bill is very similar to an earlier bill, HB 5508, introduced by Representative Nate Shannon in 2020. That bill was not heard in committee and became inactive.

California Anti-Declaw Bill, AB 2606, Passes Assembly – May 26, 2022 – California Anti-Declaw Bill AB 2606 passed the California Assembly with a floor vote of 60-5. The bill would make non-therapeutic declawing illegal and was co-authored by State Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo and Assemblymember Alex Lee. Co-authors of the bill include Assemblymembers Jesse Gabriel, Mike Gipson, and

California Anti-Declaw Bill, AB 2606, Approved by Appropriations Committee – May 18, 2022 – California Anti-Declaw Bill AB 2606 passed the California Assembly Appropriations Committee with an 11-0 vote. The bill would make nontherapeutic declawing illegal and was authored by State Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo. The Paw Project is the primary sponsor of the bill. The bill now