declawing

He wants to make the declawing of cats illegal.

Declawing: Skunks should not be declawed, since they use their claws to handle food.

Court of regard, held every third year to enforce the law requiring declawing of dogs within the forest.

Monday's declawing of the Ravens affirmed it.

Nationwide legislation was recently enacted that prohibits the declawing of cats except for medical need of the cat.

In 2003, West Hollywood, California passed an ordinance banning declawing of house cats.

The West Hollywood City Council has approved an ordinance to ban the declawing of cats.

One crab that is subject to widespread declawing is the Florida stone crab, for which tourist information is provided.

(See Declawing of crabs)

Debarking is specifically prohibited in the UK, along with ear cropping, tail docking, and declawing of cats.

The Humane Society of the United States and other animal advocacy groups have supported legislation banning or restricting declawing.

In Israel, The Knesset Education Committee voted unanimously to send a bill banning the declawing of cats.

How Much Money Does Declawing Cats Cost?

In 2004, California became the first state in the USA to enact a statewide ban on the declawing of wild and exotic cats.

Major opposition to attempts to ban or restrict declawing has come from veterinary trade organizations, such as the California Veterinary Medical Association.

"Indoor Cats, Scratching, and the Debate over Declawing: When Normal Pet Behavior Becomes a Problem."

Declawing of crabs is the process whereby one or both claws of a live crab (including king crabs) are manually pulled off and the animal is then returned to the water.

In February 2009, MAF released its findings after an investigation into the surgical declawing (Onychectomy) of 21 Lions and 9 Tigers between the years 2000 - May 2008.

Although common in North America, and some Asian countries such as Korea and China, elective declawing is considered an act of animal cruelty in many countries (see "Declawing practices" below).

Around one third of the weight of an adult edible crab is meat, of which one third is white meat from the claws (cf. declawing of crabs), and two thirds is brown meat from the body.

The Guide to Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons stated that declawing was "only acceptable where, in the opinion of the veterinary surgeon, injury to the animal is likely to occur during normal activity.

In part one, Taking Control, we watch Putin's first press interviews as prime minister and his swift move to acting president, then president, and see the footage of his frankly astonishing (by British standards anyway) public declawing of Russia's oligarchs.

On the other hand, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) policy statement on declawing states: "There is no scientific evidence that declawing leads to behavioral abnormalities when the behavior of declawed cats is compared with that of cats in control groups."