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I love this article on the Daily Beast
« on: May 21, 2016, 05:41:01 PM »
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/02/what-s-good-for-veterinarians-is-bad-for-cats.html

Two of the favorite pro-declaw arguments-debunked. HOW to make people understand these things!


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Seven of the eight towns in California where cat declawing is now banned have provided reports to the Humane Society of the United States (which enthusiastically backs the NY statewide ban proposal). The Humane Society shared copies of these reports with The Daily Beast. Each reflects a decrease in the number of cats relinquished to shelters since the ban has taken effect—down by as much as 43 percent in Los Angeles. While there are a number of factors that affect the decision to leave a pet at a shelter for possible euthanasia (50-75 percent of cats never leave open access shelters, depending on the location), these reports indicate that the lack of access to declawing procedures does not necessarily lead to an increase in giving cats away to shelters.


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Yet neither of the leading organizations on human public health and safety—the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—recommend declawing. A spokesperson for WHO pointed out to The Daily Beast they do not take a stance on the issue, seeing it as a non-threat to public health, and even pointed out several countries that ban the practice. The spokesperson from the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the CDC told The Daily Beast they do not recommend declawing in any situation, but rather dissuade immune-compromised humans from getting a cat under one year of age, as kittens tend to be friskier with their claws and bites. If a person with compromised immunity still wants a cat, the CDC suggests not playing rough with cats, washing hands, keeping cats indoors, and treating all household pets for flea prevention. No mention of declawing in their recommendations or studies. Anywhere.

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Re: I love this article on the Daily Beast
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2016, 06:50:49 PM »
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"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." Edward Hoagland
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Re: I love this article on the Daily Beast
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2016, 08:16:29 AM »
Declawing does NOT keep cats in homes:

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This is the super sweet Scout. She is 3 years old and from the Cincinnati area. When she was adopted as a kitten her new owners PROMISED they would not declaw her and even signed a contract however, they decided to do it anyway. Now she isn't using her litter box and is quite overweight so they decided to give her back to the rescue.

This past week she traveled to Indianapolis to visit Dr. Nicole Martell-Moran at the Cat Care Clinic for a paw evaluation. You will see in the photos that she had bone fragments left behind in all her toes. Thanks to the Paw Project she received paw surgery to remove the bone fragments on Thursday and will hopefully be able to live with less pain.

Wish her luck in her recovery!

https://www.facebook.com/pawproject/photos/pcb.10154246608659602/10154246608259602/?type=3&theater


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Re: I love this article on the Daily Beast
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2016, 09:12:41 AM »
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"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." Edward Hoagland
"Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog."

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Re: I love this article on the Daily Beast
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2016, 12:23:46 PM »
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When she was adopted as a kitten her new owners PROMISED they would not declaw her and even signed a contract however, they decided to do it anyway. Now she isn't using her litter box and is quite overweight so they decided to give her back to the rescue.

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