Advocates also say declawing can make cats more likely to bite, and can cause them to avoid a litter box. "Declawing is an abhorrent practice that most veterinarians view as inhumane, but it is ...

“For instance,” she explains, “declawed cats bite more and use the litter box less. These behaviors arise because they have no claws to defend themselves, so they have to resort to ...

New York might become the first US state to ban cat declawing. In a bipartisan move on Tuesday, lawmakers voted to make the procedure illegal, except where it is medically necessary for the cat.

“What people might not realize is that declawing a cat is not like trimming our fingernails ... walking or using the litter box,” lead author of the study, Lara Martens, an undergraduate ...

Thanks to the efforts of Senator Mark Montigny of New Bedford, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has now banned the practice ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed a new law Thursday that bans the declawing of cats in Massachusetts.Cat declawing is an invasive surgical operation that is akin to amputating the last knuckle of a human ...