Washington, DC Passes Local Declaw Ban – December 20, 2022 – Washington, DC is set to become the 15th local jurisdiction to ban declawing. The ordinance was passed on December 20 by a unanimous vote from the DC City Council as part of an omnibus Animal Protection Ordinance. The new ordinance prohibits elective, non-therapeutic declawing […]

Allentown, Pennsylvania Passes No-Declaw Law – November 16, 2022 – Allentown, PA is the 14th city to ban declawing. The ordinance was passed on November 16 by a unanimous vote from Allentown’s City Council. The new ordinance prohibits elective, non-therapeutic declawing (amputation) of cats, effective immediately. Councilwoman Ce-Ce Gerlach explained the therapeutic exception is intended

Delaware Anti-Declaw “Landlord” Bill, HB 386, Signed by Governor – October 26, 2022 – Delaware landlords can no longer require tenants’ cats be declawed as a condition of tenancy after Governor John Carney signed House Bill HB 386. The bill’s author was Representative Paul S. Baumbach. The bill would make nontherapeutic declawing illegal. The Paw Project was

Volusia County, Florida, Anti-Declaw Law Passes – June 7, 2022 – DeLand, Florida – The Volusia County Council adopted a new animal control ordinance, which included a provision to ban declawing of cats. The ordinance passed with a unanimous vote of 7-0. The bill prohibits all elective declawing. Volusia County is located in the east-central

MI Anti-Declaw Bill, HB 6459, Introduced – October 11, 2022 – Michigan State Representative Yousef Rabhi has introduced HB 6459, which would prohibit declawing in Michigan. The current bill is very similar to an earlier bill, HB 5508, introduced by Representative Nate Shannon in 2020. That bill was not heard in committee and became inactive.