Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Mark on September 17, 2007, 10:06:24 AM
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I like the bottom line
"Cats have claws. If you don't want the claws, you probably shouldn't even consider having a cat."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A25953230
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I like the bottom line
It does sum it up rather, doesn't it?
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I hope that article goes some way to educating anyone thinking that declawing is acceptable.
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Even the thought of declawing repulses me - its really does beggar belief when people think that its an acceptable solution to a problem that a cat owner must accept may happen.
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Some things I have read even suggest that it is good for the cat :Crazy:
I forget who said on here a while back but it was priceless. "If you don't want your furniture scratched, get a goldfish"
I'm amazed that it is so widespread in America. You can judge a nation etc.........
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I'm amazed that it is so widespread in America. You can judge a nation etc.........
It seems to be "the norm" in America Mark :censored:
edit - sorry Michelle, I've edited your post by mistake! I clicked the modify button instead of the quote button :-[ I've tried to put it back as it was but not sure if I've edited out any of your text or not. sorry.
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I was reading on Wikipedia that in America, it is a requirement for rented property with some landlords >:(
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http://www.cpvh.com/Articles/9.html
Just found this as well-what a load of C**p!!
"Declawing is probably the single most important surgical procedure (other than neutering/spaying) that will help insure a satisfactory relationship between the cat and its owner"
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr >:(
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I'm amazed that it is so widespread in America. You can judge a nation etc.........
It seems to be "the norm" in America Mark :censored:
Not quite. There are a lot of Americans that are opposed to declawing. The US forum I sometimes go on is very anti declawing and most on there are very vocal in opposing it whenever a newbie mentions it. It is offered pretty routinely by a lot of vets along with neuter/spay unfortunately, so a lot of people don't think about what it involves. It's easy to criticise, but I don't think it's fair to judge a nation by that - if it was offered routinely over here I'm sure there'd be plenty of idiots who would have it done. It's primarily because most people over here don't have a clue such a procedure is possible that it's never been commonplace.
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Here's a petition I found when I was looking through the old CatChat forum a little while ago. As well as signing it, if you haven't already, it's worth having a glance at some of the comments, many made by Americans.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/327400811 (http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/327400811)
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Signed