Main Street Veterinary Service

04/17/2026

Very revealing article. A lot of research went into this article.

A month ago, the MVMA Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association Used Misleading Testimony to Influence 7 GOP Legislators Who Stopped Minnesota’s Declawing Bill.

As a result of the MVMA’s opposition and the decision by seven GOP legislators to side with this trade association rather than support protecting innocent and healthy cats from this animal cruelty, many cats in MN will continue to have their toe bones and claws barbarically amputated by unethical declawing vets and will have a lifetime of pain and suffering.

Here's our investigative story that will shock you on how common declawing is in MN. https://citythekitty.org/mvma-used-misleading-testimony-to-influence-7-gop-legislators-who-stopped-minnesotas-declawing-bill/

The MVMA told legislators that according to their survey, only 30% of their member vets perform it. (Only 783 of their member vets, out of 2000, answered their survey question, which shows that it is an incomplete and half ass study. Also, 1/3 of MN vets are NOT members of the MVMA.) Our survey of 85 vet clinics in MN found that 61% of them declaw cats.

Always take the high road and educate.

Screenshot is from one of the many declawing vet clinics in MN that advertise their declawing services. This one is even proud to perform declawing. Their declawing vet is a member of the MVMA. The MVMA exists to support their member vets.

03/23/2026

Here is another article that was on the House website that seems to lean in favor of the declaw ban.
We're not giving up!!

A veterinarian for 42 years, Ronald W. Gaskin said declawing cats has been “done in ignorance” for more than 70 years.

03/21/2026

Here is a direct link to the submitted written testimony regarding the declawing bill HF 1857.
Definitely worth reading.

03/20/2026

Here is video of the MN Ag committee meeting regarding a proposed ban on declawing.
The testimony against declawing is worth listening to.

A bill to prohibit declawing of cats unless the procedure is performed solely for atherapeutic purpose was rejected along party lines by the House Agricultur...

03/19/2026

ON 3/18/2026 St. Paul, MN Capital room G3 where the MN House Agriculture committee met to discuss the MN Declaw ban bill. The MVMA had to tell their lies to the legislators. The MVMA has taken no action to "strongly discourage" feline declawing even though it is a stated mandate. All my offers to present evidence based declaw issues have been rejected. Ignorance is bliss except for the cats waking up with amputated toes. It would be nice to deal with honest professionals. After much discussion and heart felt testimony the bill was stalled by a split party line vote after a division was called for a visual vote. The MN House is split 50/50 for the 2nd time in MN history. The GOP felt it was their duty to guarantee the cruel declaw surgery can still be performed in our State. One of the most heart felt testimony came from DFL representative Gottfried, a compassionate and caring human being.
Dr Ron Gaskin, MN Paw Project director.

03/15/2026

We need to get this done

MINNESOTANS (and others), meet Dr. Ron Gaskin, Minnesota State Director for The Paw Project. Dr. Gaskin will testify next week in support of the MN Anti-Declaw Bill. If YOU are a resident of Minnesota, would you please submit testimony or support letters?? Here's how:

HEARING DATE: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1:00 PM
MN House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Co-Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:...HF1857 (Smith) Cats; elective declawing of cats prohibited and civil penalties imposed.
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator ([email protected]) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

Note: Dr. Gaskin has years of experiences treating cats crippled by declawing. He was the primary author of a scholarly article on surgical "salvage" procedures on previously declawed cats. "Flexor tenectomy: salvage surgery following feline onychectomy" was published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery in 2023. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10811973/

02/19/2026

These are beautiful abandoned princesses. Please donate for their life saving care. Hopefully we can find a forever home for them.

This is a plea for donations to help two abandoned kittens.
I will never understand people who throw away kittens by some dumpsters to fend for themselves. Especially in winter when a storm is coming that will cover everything with ice and snow. These sweet little girls, who I've named Chloe and Daisy, were seen by my lovely friend Alicia, and when she went back to check on them a few hours later they were sitting in the same space in the same position, scared and confused. She called me for help and we worked out a plan. She was able to catch them and brought them inside overnight but could not keep them very long as she has a lovely dog who just happens to really not like other animals. They were checked for microchips, which they don't have, and I have them in a temporary foster home for now.
I could really use your help. I've made an appointment with the vet on Monday and I'm asking for donations to help get them examined, tested for FIV/Felv and get their vaccinations. Spaying will need to happen as well.
If you or anyone you know can help with any amount, I would be most grateful. Right now the only available financing I have is a credit card with an extremely high interest rate that I save for emergencies.
Donations can be made via PayPal or GiveMN. If you use PayPal the address is [email protected] and please send it "friends and family" otherwise they will take a percentage out. The other option to donate is the Give MN page at https://www.givemn.org/organization/Basils-Cradle , but those funds are tied up for several weeks before they're disbursed so I wouldn't be able to use them immediately.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Now that these kittens are safe inside they're coming out of their shells but Chloe is definitely traumatized and having a harder time. What matters the most is they are safe, and I'll do everything in my power to ensure they find a wonderful home.

04/01/2025

New bill number in the MN house is HF1857. The bill has 4 authors! But we need a brave GOP author to sign on.