New Jersey Bill to Ban Declawing
BILL PASSES IN NJ SENATE COMMITTEE WITH 3-2 VOTE ON MAY 31!!
May 31, 2018 – New Jersey State Senator Troy Singleton introduced legislation that would add onychetomy, or declawing, to the list of criminal...
Support New York State Bill to Ban Cat Declawing
Kudos to Assemblywoman Rosenthal and Senator Griffo.
May 1, 2018 – New York state Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal has introduced a bill, A.595 (formerly A.1297), that would make New York the first state in the...
Support California Legislation to Ban Cat Declawing
Legislation was introduced in 2018 that would end declawing in California. The bill did not pass a committee hearing on April 24, 2018. The bill's status is unclear at this time, but the Paw...
Nova Scotia Bans Declawing
Leading the way in Canada –
December 12, 2017 – "Nova Scotia is the first state or province in the US or Canada to ban declawing," reports Dr. Hugh Chisholm, Paw Project-Atlantic Canada Director. The...
Denver Bans Declawing
Denver City Council passes feline declawing ban.
November 13, 2017 – The Denver City Council voted unanimously to ban the practice on November 13, 2017. Declaw critics have labeled the procedure, which is common in...