Rhode Island Reintroduces Companions Bills to Ban Declawing– January 10, 2024 – Rhode Island legislators have reintroduced House and Senate bills to prohibit declawing in the state. The 2024 Senate bill is S2007 and the House bill is H7052 . The primary sponsors of the bills are Senator Melissa Murray and Representative William O’Brien. Paw […]
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Indiana Bill Would Prohibit Landlords From Requiring Declawing– January 9, 2024 – Indiana State Representative Kyle Miller has introduced HB 1226, which would prohibit landlords from requiring declawing as a condition of tenancy. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. Paw Project currently plans to support the bill. Paw Project sponsored
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Tacoma becomes first WA city to ban nontherapeutic cat declawing– December 5, 2023 – The Tacoma City Council voted December 5, 2023 to ban cat declawing.The move will make Tacoma the first city in Washington to outlaw the procedure. Leading up to the vote, Councilmember John Hines said the time was right to “choose cats,
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Dr. Nicole Martell-Moran named Veterinary Hero– August 24, 2023 – Nicole Martell-Moran, DVM, MPH, DABVP (Feline Practice) has been named the 2023 Veterinary Hero in Feline Medicine at the nation Fetch/dvm360 Conference in Kansas City. Dr. Martell-Moran has done extensive research on how the long-term adverse effects of declawing can impact cats. And as the
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Forks Township becomes the latest Pennsylvania city to outlaw declawing– August 3, 2023 – The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Forks, County of Northampton, Pennsylvania, voted to pass Ordinance No. 394, which amends Chapter 54 of the Code of the Township of Forks to prohibit the declawing of cats. Paw Project Director and
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