Legislation to Ban Declawing in California Stalled in Legislature – April 23, 2019 – Assemblymember Bill Quirk, PhD, authored a bill, AB 1230, that would end declawing in California. The bill did not pass its committee hearing on April 23, 2019. It now becomes a “two-year” bill. In a press release announcing the introduction of […]
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Alberta Vets Ban Declawing and Other Unnecessary Surgery – February 3, 2019 – The Alberta Veterinary Medical Association voted “overwhelmingly” to pass two resolutions to ban declawing and other surgeries they consider to be unnecessary, such as ear cropping, tendonectomy, body piercing, and tail nicking. The second resolution would require veterinarians and veterinary technicians to
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Anti-Declaw Bill Passes First NJ Senate Committee – May 31, 2018 – New Jersey State Senator Troy Singleton introduced legislation that would add onychetomy, or declawing, to the list of criminal animal cruelty offenses in New Jersey. Those who perform declawing (except to treat a medical condition affecting the animal) would face a fine for
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Canada’s VCA joins the ranks of veterinary organizations to ban declawing – May 17, 2018 – VCA Canada Medical Director Dr. Daniel Joffe announced the decision by VCA Canada, which runs 110+ clinics in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec, to no longer perform non-therapeutic declawing in any of its clinics. British Columbia and
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Veterinarians Act sets a new standard of care in British Columbia. May 8, 2018 – Dr. Margie Scherk, Paw Project-British Columbia Director reports that the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC) has banned the practice of declawing cats unless it is necessary as an appropriate medical therapy. Their announcement states: “The CVBC recognizes that
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