05/19/2026
It’s not often that people come to our page defending declawing, a procedure widely recognized as animal cruelty and linked to lifelong suffering in cats. Most people who look into the facts understand the harm it causes and the behavioral fallout that can lead to cats being surrendered, abandoned, and euthanized. https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/2021/09/16/banning-declawing-doesnt-mean-more-cats-end-up-in-shelters/
Every so often, though, we do get repeat commenters with fake profiles who insist banning declawing will increase euthanasia numbers, yet they refuse to provide any REAL data to support that opinion. If that evidence exists, it should be straightforward to share—especially with the major veterinary and animal welfare organizations working on legislation, who could evaluate it directly.
At the same time, there are simple, humane and effective alternatives already widely used: regular nail trims, scratching posts, Soft Paws, and practical management like using a towel or blanket when a cat is on a lap. Also animal cruelty should NEVER be acceptable.
In the end, if declawing truly has the outcomes being claimed, the data should be easy to produce and this conversation would move forward quickly toward solutions rather than circular arguments.
Here's his latest comment on our page today. Please give him some good solutions to his concerns.
"oh I am but I'm also smart enough to not bang my head against a brick wall of brainwashed by biased filter based polls and "scientific" reports that amazingly , and not surprising at all, are done by those that fully support more pets being euthanized to further their own agenda.
Thats the difference.
I do want declawing made illegal but only AFTER the population is at least heading in the right direction.
You want declawing made illegal now and to hell with the side effect outcomes.
You've never explained where the cats will go that are adopted every day by people that medically can't be scratched so they declaw.
You've never explained where the cats will go that are adopted every day by people that just have a preference to declaw their cats.
That's tens of thousands of cats if not more every year.
With every shelter, every rescue over capacity where will those cats go ? "
PLEASE EDUCATE HIM ABOUT THE FACTS AND TO PROVIDE HIS REAL DATA THAT BACKS UP HIS OPINION.
EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION ABOUT DECLAWING BUT NOT THEIR OWN FACTS ABOUT IT.
Here are the FACTS backed up by unbiased data- https://citythekitty.org/declawing-facts-vs-myths-humane-options/
Always take the high road and educate.