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New Hampshire Anti-Declaw Bill Advances to House Floor
New Hampshire Anti-Declaw Bill, HB 231, Advances to Floor Vote – March 6, 2023 – New Hampshire Anti-Declaw Bill HB 231 received a 9-9 vote by the New Hampshire House Environment

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

Allentown Bans 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

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

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