New Hampshire cat anti-declaw bill (HB 231) killed under questionable circumstances

New Hampshire Anti-Declaw Bill, HB 231, Killed Under Questionable Circumstances

New Hampshire cat anti-declaw bill, HB 231, killed– May 19, 2023 – New Hampshire House Bill 231 which would ban cat declawing was heard on the Senate floor today. After a short debate, Senate President Jeb...

Minnesota Law Prohibits Landlords From Requiring Declawing

Minnesota Law Prohibits Landlords From Requiring Declawing and Devocalization– May 15, 2023 – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed a bill which creates Section 5048.114 in the Minnesota Statues, which prohibits landlords from requiring that...
HSUS Senior Analyst for Cat Protection & Policy, Danielle Bays

Washington, DC, bans declawing

Washington, DC, bans declawing– April 21, 2023 – The Council of the District of Columbia passed § 22–1012.03, which states that "A person commits unlawful cat declawing if that person knowingly performs, or causes to...
Easton Councilwoman Taiba Sultana

Easton, PA outlaws declawing

Easton becomes third Pennsylvania city to outlaw declawing– March 22, 2023 – The city of Easton unanimously passed a new law on March 22, 2023 that will ban the declawing of cats, making it the...

Declawing banned in the Borough of Etna, Pennsylvania

The Borough of Etna, Pennsylvania outlaws declawing– March 21, 2023 – The Council of Etna, Pennsylvania, voted to pass Ordinance No. 1391, which amends Chapter 160, "to prohibit the performance of declawing procedures on cats." Paw...