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Governor John Carney

Delaware Landlords Can No Longer Require Declawing

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...
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Volusia County Bans Declawing

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...
Representative Yousef Rabhi

Michigan Rep. Rabhi Introduces Anti-Declaw Bill

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...
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo

California Anti-Declaw Bill Passes Assembly

California Anti-Declaw Bill, AB 2606, Passes Assembly – May 26, 2022 – California Anti-Declaw Bill AB 2606 passed the California Assembly with a floor vote of 60-5. The bill would make non-therapeutic declawing illegal and...
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo

California Anti-Declaw Bill Passes Appropriations Committee

California Anti-Declaw Bill, AB 2606, Approved by Appropriations Committee – May 18, 2022 – California Anti-Declaw Bill AB 2606 passed the California Assembly Appropriations Committee with an 11-0 vote. The bill would make nontherapeutic declawing illegal...