04/04/2025
Minnesota now has an opportunity to ban the cruel and unnecessary practice of cat declawing with an important new bill. HF 1857 prohibits elective declaw surgery and affirms the health and well-being of animals. "Declawing" involves the partial amputation, by scalpel or by laser, of a cat’s toes, including each claw and the bones they are embedded in. Studies show that one in five cats experience long-term complications from declaw surgery that include limping, lameness, and chronic joint and back pain.
The veterinary community is increasingly opposed to declawing. The largest veterinary hospital systems in the U.S.—VCA, Banfield and Blue Pearl—will not perform elective declaw procedures on cats.
Urge your state representative to support HF 1857 today and help protect our feline companions from unnecessary suffering and align Minnesota with humane standards.
Cats need your voice! Please make a brief, polite call to your state representative today and ask them to support HF 1857. Look up their phone number here https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/
You can simply say: "As a voting constituent, I am asking you to support HF 1857 to prohibit elective declaw surgery in Minnesota. Declawing is cruel and unnecessary and often causes long-term complications, behavioral problems and chronic pain.”
After your call, please follow up with a brief email to your legislator. Find their email address here https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/
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