Michelle Conroy can’t forget the heart-wrenching scenes from when she worked at a local animal hospital. There, during the ...

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 ...

In some cases, it leads to behavioral changes such as increased aggression, biting, or avoiding the litter box. Declawed cats ...

While most veterinary schools no longer teach this surgery and most veterinarians refuse to perform it, it is imperative the state prohibits it. This move will discourage cat owners from seeking out ...

HE PLAYS, HE RUNS, HE GOES UP STEPS, HE GOES DOWN STEPS. HE GOES IN THE LITTER BOX. HE DOES EVERYTHING LIKE A NORMAL CAT WOULD DO. HE’S ACTUALLY WALKING ON HIS THIN SKIN AND BONES. SO THAT IS ...

“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 ...