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JoinThe World and Outlaw Declawing of Animals

Target: U.S. Government
Sponsor: Brook Benedetti, Individual voice for those that cannot speak
  • Signatures: 1,821
  • Goal: 282,000,000
  • Deadline: Ongoing...
Outlaw the declawing of any animal worldwide. Most of the world does not declaw and for good reason. In practically every country where cats are companion animals, declawing is illegal or effectively banned. It is still common in the U.S. and Canada, why?

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Number Date Name Did you know that most declawed pets end up in shelters and pounds? Was there anything in the details given that you were not already aware of? Will you talk to at least one person and get them to sign this petition?
1,822 10:45 pm PDT, Jul 3 Susanne Banks Yes, it makes me SICK!! All cats can be trained. Owners just have to put forth a bit of effort but many are just lazy and opt to mutilate their cat. No. Still find it hard to believe (and very sad) that almost EVERY other first world country has made declawing illegal! For sure! I try to educate people all the time on the cruelty of declawing.
1,821 12:21 pm PDT, Jun 27 Cindy Curtis Yes. Often declawed cats start biting or refuse to use the litter box resulting in the cat being turned over to a shelter. Cats have claws and need them for survival and well-being. If you can't deal with that, consider a different type of pet. No Yes
1,820 10:24 am PDT, Jun 24 Anonymous Vets need to start advocating for pet's lives and wellbeing instead of their own pockets No YES
1,819 2:03 pm PDT, Jun 23 Kathleen Lockwood Yes No Yes
1,818 1:57 pm PDT, Jun 23 Joanne Lockwood Yes. People who usually declaw their cats, are the people who are unwilling to work with their cat to correct any undesired behavior. When declawing results in a cat who bites or a cat who avoids the litterbox, that cat gets shipped to the shelter or pound. No, I knew the details of how declawing was implemented as well as the residual pain that some cats experience(even after they are healed). What's missing is that declawed cats also tend to bite, since their claws (the first line of defense) are missing. Yes.
1,817 9:01 pm PDT, Jun 9 Beverly Merrick Yes, I am aware that people dump their defenseless pets like trash No, I have been a supporter of a declawing ban for years Yes
1,816 7:59 pm PDT, Jun 9 Anonymous yes no no
1,815 10:21 am PDT, Jun 8 Anonymous Yes No Sure
1,814 9:57 am PDT, Jun 8 Jaime Trainer I know a lot of them do, yes. No, I have researched this before. Yes
1,813 9:09 am PDT, Jun 8 Giovanni Danese Yes No Yes
1,812 9:04 am PDT, Jun 8 Bianca Danese No Yes Yes
1,811 9:00 am PDT, Jun 8 Alessandra Kalantonis No, I didn't That on above Yes, definitely.
1,810 12:52 pm PDT, Jun 5 Catherine Methot No Yes, I did know that declawing caused suffering and bad health for cats, but I did'nt know that most of the declawed cats ended up in shelters. Yes, I will talk to my girlfriend (who is already against declawing) and get her to sign this petition.
1,809 9:08 pm PDT, May 30 alyson crockett yes no yes
1,808 3:26 pm PDT, May 30 Zak Bauman I did not know that most of these animals ended up in the pound. The inhumanity of this procedure Yes I will tell people about this petition.
1,807 2:33 pm PDT, May 12 Jill Garofalo No Yes Definitely!
1,806 3:11 pm PDT, May 6 Judy Holley The public does not understand how inhumane declawing is. I know because I have cared for cats that have been declawed and have personally watched them in agonizing pain and literally bouncing off the sides of their cages while in recovery. No. Yes
1,805 4:13 pm PDT, May 2 Anonymous yes no yes
1,804 9:51 pm PDT, May 1 Julia Morales No Yes Yes
1,803 6:17 pm PDT, May 1 D. Mills No No, I recently campaigned against it. Yes
1,802 2:53 pm PDT, May 1 Karen Manning Very sad. Just confirmed what I suspected. Of course...more than one for sure.
1,801 9:42 am PDT, May 1 Amanda Smith Yes no yes
1,800 7:10 am PDT, May 1 Carolyn Kraft no yes yes
1,799 10:47 am PDT, Apr 30 ELIZABETH SOARES NO NO YES
1,798 7:07 am PDT, Apr 30 Morgan Griffith yes no yes
1,797 9:08 pm PDT, Apr 29 Jennifer Posanka yes no Definitely
1,796 7:19 pm PDT, Apr 29 Kate McMonagle no yes yes
1,795 1:15 pm PDT, Apr 29 Anita Kofta c c c
1,794 7:48 am PDT, Apr 29 Vanessa Garvy I did not know that most declawed pets end up in shelters and pounds. That's very awful. I hope that many people stop declawing their pets. It's inhumane and cruel. Yes.
1,793 4:34 am PDT, Apr 29 Jane Ennis No In the UK and Europe, we NEVER declaw our cats, so I was unaware of the details of what it entailed. Will try
1,792 12:32 am PDT, Apr 29 Jennifer Beeman No No Yes
1,791 9:00 pm PDT, Apr 28 Paige Smith No I did not. No. Yes
1,790 7:12 pm PDT, Apr 28 Lucy Aponte no yes ok
1,789 1:40 pm PDT, Apr 28 Petra Luna Yes, as they have no way to do what comes natural to them, and can't be left outside. IF animals were supposed to be clawless, they would be born that way. Owners ought not think only of themselves. I ask all to sign the petition, to keep our animals natural.
1,788 11:28 am PDT, Apr 28 Shelby Quinn no no yes
1,787 5:49 am PDT, Apr 28 Tekla Drakfrende no no yes
1,786 8:01 pm PDT, Apr 27 Roxann Contrenchis yes yes yes
1,785 6:01 pm PDT, Apr 27 Frederico Paiva yes no yes
1,784 1:22 pm PDT, Apr 27 Cynthia Parker no yes yes
1,783 1:20 pm PDT, Apr 27 ROBIN MCKAY NO NO YES
1,782 5:23 am PDT, Apr 27 Maria Teresa Soares No No Yes
1,781 4:49 am PDT, Apr 27 Kathy G No I didn't know. All the more reason to ban declawing. Don't take away a cats only defence against others who could harm and kill it. ? yes
1,780 2:53 am PDT, Apr 27 ALPHA WI YES! UNFORTUNATELY NO YES
1,779 2:33 am PDT, Apr 27 Can Atik No Yes Yes
1,778 9:14 pm PDT, Apr 26 Laura Stringer I didn't know that. no. yes
1,777 8:57 pm PDT, Apr 26 Lynn Tanner no no..I already knew it was a horrible thing to do to a cat and people need to be aware that there are other alternatives. yes
1,776 8:34 pm PDT, Apr 26 Anonymous No I didn't . Yes Yes
1,775 7:39 pm PDT, Apr 26 Anonymous NO YES YES
1,774 2:55 pm PDT, Apr 26 Anonymous no no yes
1,773 12:27 pm PDT, Apr 26 Adrian Lewis yes no yes
1,772 7:11 am PDT, Apr 26 Athanasia Giagtzidou NO YES YES
1,771 5:50 am PDT, Apr 26 Jet Barrett No Yes Definitely
1,770 5:48 am PDT, Apr 26 Lorraine Kay No No Yes!
1,769 2:16 am PDT, Apr 26 Marla De Vries Yes No Yes
1,768 12:27 am PDT, Apr 26 Hilke van Hove no some will try
1,767 10:59 pm PDT, Apr 25 Kristy Woloszyn I just recently found out this information. yes yes
1,766 6:48 pm PDT, Apr 25 Lynnzie Stirling yes some possbly
1,765 5:57 pm PDT, Apr 25 washthe hands No! No! All i can!!
1,764 5:46 pm PDT, Apr 25 Sarah Panullo no yes yes
1,763 4:21 pm PDT, Apr 25 Anonymous 1 1 1
1,762 3:45 pm PDT, Apr 25 Evert Jan Klein Velderman yes, with regret no, with regret yes, I want to
1,761 2:11 pm PDT, Apr 25 OLY Diaz Yes and it leaving them defenseless!! no yes!
1,760 11:05 am PDT, Apr 25 Gisel DIAS yes on refuges and I saw a reportage on a haemophiliac wich made declawed his cat because it was afraid of a scratch. Thick gloves could protected during youth from the kitten an adult very seldom scratches. I'm not already with all details, any ill treatment must to be fought yes
1,759 9:32 am PDT, Apr 25 BiLL Fowlie . . .
1,758 9:01 am PDT, Apr 25 Ruth Ferreira yes yes yes, all my friends
1,757 6:01 am PDT, Apr 25 charles mclachlan no no yes
1,756 4:55 am PDT, Apr 25 Sophia Dalle rubinstein no no yes
1,755 11:56 pm PDT, Apr 24 Daniela Kousbroek Yes. It is awfull! No Yes!
1,754 10:07 pm PDT, Apr 24 Anonymous . . .
1,753 9:59 pm PDT, Apr 24 JUAN CARLOS HERNANDEZ AGUIRRE . . .
1,752 9:57 pm PDT, Apr 24 PAULA RABANAL . . .
1,751 9:56 pm PDT, Apr 24 ALMA CARRASCOSA . . .

JoinThe World and Outlaw Declawing of Animals

Declawing is a major operation. The "patient" is first put under general anesthesia, as the pain would be torturous without it. A tourniquet is placed around the first paw to be declawed. The veterinarian then performs a series of ten amputations. Each amputation removes the claw and the bone into which it is firmly rooted. The supporting tendon and ligament for each claw are severed. The surrounding soft tissue and flesh is cut off. A veterinary technician bandages up the paws to soak up the blood. The animal is now declawed. The retractable claws that would have been used throughout their life for scratching, playing, walking, and self-defense lie in a heap on the table, waiting to get thrown out with the trash. The inhumanity of the procedure is clearly demonstrated by the nature of the cats' recovery from anesthesia following the surgery. Unlike routine recoveries, including recovery from neutering surgeries, which are fairly peaceful, declawing surgery results in cats bouncing off the walls of the recovery cage because of excruciating pain. Cats that are more stoic huddle in the corner of the recovery cage, immobilized in a state of helplessness, presumably by overwhelming pain. . . . [Declawing] serves as model of severe pain for testing the efficacy of analgesic drugs. This clearly removes any doubt of the excruciating pain involved. Even though analgesic drugs can be used postoperatively, they rarely are, and their effects are incomplete and transient anyway, so sooner or later the pain will emerge.
The paws bear the full weight of the cat. Cats stand and walk on the entire paw. When the end of the paw is amputated, as it is during a declawing operation, the cat has to modify her stance accordingly. Being forced to walk unnaturally can put a strain on the paws and cause long-term pain. The pain may build up gradually, and may be aggravated if the cat is overweight. A cat can't tell you directly that her paws ache. You'll find that out when she starts avoiding the litter box.

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