Legislation

Rhode Island Reintroduces Bills to Ban Declawing
Rhode Island Reintroduces Companions Bills to Ban Declawing– January 10, 2024 – Rhode Island legislators have reintroduced House and Senate bills to prohibit declawing in the state. The 2024 Senate bill

Indiana Bill Would Prohibit Landlord-Mandated Declawing
Indiana Bill Would Prohibit Landlords From Requiring Declawing– January 9, 2024 – Indiana State Representative Kyle Miller has introduced HB 1226, which would prohibit landlords from requiring declawing as a condition

Tacoma becomes first WA city to ban cat declawing
Tacoma becomes first WA city to ban nontherapeutic cat declawing– December 5, 2023 – The Tacoma City Council voted December 5, 2023 to ban cat declawing.The move will make Tacoma the

Township of Forks, PA, bans declawing
Forks Township becomes the latest Pennsylvania city to outlaw declawing– August 3, 2023 – The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Forks, County of Northampton, Pennsylvania, voted to pass Ordinance

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