California Anti-Declaw Bill, AB 867, Approved by Committee – April 1, 2025 – California Anti-Declaw Bill AB 867 passed with a 13-0 vote by the California Assembly Business and Professions Committee. The bill would make nontherapeutic declawing illegal and was authored by State Assemblymember Alex Lee. Paw Project Director and Founder Dr. Jennifer Conrad provided […]

Paw Project Praises Massachusetts as Third No-Declaw State – January 8, 2025 – Today, cats of Massachusetts and the people who love them can celebrate because the bill to ban cruel cat declawing in Massachusetts has been signed into law by Governor Maura Healey today. The law becomes effective on April 8, 2025. The Paw

Virginia Bill Will Allow Declawing– April 8, 2024 – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill, HB 1354, that will allow veternarians to declaw any cat provided they obtain a note from a licensed physician stating that scratching poses a potential medical risk to a human. The scientific literature indicates that declawing cats is

Arizona’s Amish Shah Reintroduces Bill to Ban Declawing– January 12, 2024 – Arizona State Representative Amish Shah, MD has reintroduced his bill to prohibit declawing in Arizona. The 2024 bill is HB 2516. The co-sponsors of the bill are Selina Bliss (R), Matt Gress (R), John Kavanagh (R), Teresa Martinez (R), Quang Nguyen (R), and