I received this note from a very special person who dedicates their life to helping animals. Please share this and remind cat owners & veterinarians that declawing does NOT keep a cat in a home. More of this story on my fb page. Dear City, I work at an open admission shelter. I have never, in almost a decade of working with shelter cats, had one turned in for scratching on furniture. However, I have had plenty of cats turned in that had been declawed and as a result stopped using the litter box (this is the most common) or they started biting, hiding, acting aggressively etc. I have had declawed cats come in as strays that were tossed out on the street, some that were wounded from being tossed outside and attacked by other animals, and some that were obese, not wanting to move around because of the pain in their feet from walking on the un-cushioned bone with excess weight? Declawing did not keep the cats in their safe loving homes, instead it landed many of them a one way ticket to the shelter or worse. Most declawed cats I have worked with were euthanized due to behavior and health problems and are the most fearful, second only to feral cats. They hide in their litter boxes or with their faces pressed in the corner and they don't move. I have explained to many people what declawing entails, I do it every time I hear anything other than "I would never! How cruel and barbaric!" when I make my 'no delcaw request'. Telling people the facts mortifies them. I see them become slightly ill when I tell them its amputating the last toe bones. I tell people frequently, "If you feel the need to elevate the rights of your furniture to the rights of your cats then you don't need one. (We can thank the @pawproject for that!)" I would rather someone surrender their cat or kitten for scratching. I can fix that behavior. I can help that cat. I have a much harder time helping a cat that has been declawed and now refuses to use its litter box or is biting. The practice of declawing needs to end. If you do not have the patience to train your cat please don't get one. If you are kind enough to adopt a declawed cat then I say thank you. You have truly saved their life. ❤️

citythekittyさん(@citythekitty)が投稿した動画 - 2015/10/23 10:05:11