Declawing

Ihaveasmartpuppy: There are two kinds of "declawing" - one is cutting off the nail and bone to the first knuckle owww! and the other is cutting the tendon that lets them unsheath them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's essentially like removing a person's first knuckle, I don't give a shit if there's anesthesia involved, it's inhumane and any vet that willingly performs declawing is only in it for the money, they can't possibly care about the animal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In fact, the British Veterinary Association calls declawing “an unnecessary mutilation.” ❋ INGRID NEWKIRK (1998)

"Onychectomy, commonly known as declawing, is the practice of amputating a cat's first paw joints, including the claw at the first knuckle," said Mirisch, the councilman who introduced the ordinance.

"We need to ban declawing, which is one of the most cruel practices," he said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

LOS ANGELES — A majority of American pet owners say declawing a cat is acceptable but debarking a dog is not. ❋ AP (2011)

Indeed, after years of declawing, today's BBC is so P45-paranoid of offending anyone that we should all feel verily grateful for a meandering plot in The Archers about Lynda's llamas. ❋ Unknown (2011)

People who are anti-declawing generally are not all that educated on the actual facts, because the anti-declaw community is incredibly vocal compared to the rest of us. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An Associated Press-Petside.com poll shows that 59 percent of American pet owners believe declawing is OK, but only 8 percent approve of debarking, the practice of having a dog's vocal cords removed. ❋ AP (2011)

The ASPCA opposes declawing, debarking, defanging, ear cropping, tail docking or any elective surgery done to alter breed appearance or behavior. ❋ AP (2011)

LOS ANGELES mdash; A majority of American pet owners say declawing a cat is acceptable but debarking a dog is not. ❋ AP (2011)

I could suspend my dissatisfaction over the fact that the Borg suddenly became banally hierarchical for the duration of one movie, but it really lay the groundwork for declawing the Borg. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Forty-seven percent of those polled would support a law against debarking, but only 18 percent would favor a declawing ban. ❋ AP (2011)

We have so under funded the regulatory system, declawing it through starvation, that it is essentially meaningless. ❋ Richard Greenwald (2011)

“If that [receptionist] says one damn thing about my hair, I will [declaw] her ass so fast.” "If she starts getting [catty], just say something about her husband leaving her for another woman. That'll declaw her in a second." ❋ Brett Burkhardt (2008)

"I find younger men yummy 'eye candy', but I don't touch, just look. I am sort of a [cougar] but with no [claws]. A [cougar declawed]." ❋ Lambercat 001 (2009)