Declawing cats causes irreversible nerve damage and chronic pain. New research from Quebec concludes it should be banned.

Author: Eric Troncy | Douleur animale, bien-être animal, Université de Montréal

  • Seleni@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    As bad as declawing can be, there is something worse: cutting the tendons so they can’t flex their claws anymore.

    I had a cat I adopted off the street that had that done, and because he couldn’t scratch things his claws had grown through the pads of his feet.