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

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

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

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

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,