38 countries where declawing is banned, or considered grossly inhumane!
"I, for one, would like to see declawing or "claw modification" banned as an inhumane and unneccesary mutilation...words such as deform, disfigure, disjoint and dismember all apply to this surgery. Partial digital ampuation is so horrible that it has been employed for torture of prisoners of war."
Dr. Nicholas Dodman, BVMS, MRCVS, DACVB, author of THE CAT WHO CRIED FOR HELP & Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine Professor
Keep in mind that in ALL of these countries there are children, elderly, diabetic, pregnant women, and immuno-compromised people, plus homes with furniture, carpet, antiques, & strictly indoor cats living there too!
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Scotland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Wales
Yugoslavia
"Surely it is time for the United States to step up to the plate and emulate the European Union's 1987 Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals that prohibits, for non-medical purposes, ear cropping, tail docking, de-clawing, de-fanging and de-vocalizing of companion animals."
Dr. Michael W. Fox, D.Sc., Ph.D., B.Vet.Med., M.R.C.V.S
http://www.twobitdog.com/DrFox/specialreport_Article.aspx?ID=46b4b2c4-93d6-4582-b4ec-7d311782aab8