Legislation

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

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

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

Illinois Anti-Declaw Bill Passes House
Illinois Anti-Declaw Bill, HB 1533, Passes House– March 16, 2023 – Illinois Anti-Declaw Bill HB 1533 passed the Illinois House of Representatives with a floor vote of 67-38. The bill would make non-therapeutic

Declawing To Be Illegal in District of Columbia
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