Mutilation

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  by Pamela Sosnowski

  Created on: December 29, 2009   Last Updated: January 19, 2010

  Imagine what life would be like for you if your entire fingertips, right up to the first joint, were

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  by Natara Happi

  Created on: June 13, 2010

  The previous patient comes out into the waiting room, still shaking from what had just happened. Her

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  by Rose Conrad

  Created on: December 27, 2007

  When I first read that declawing was legal in the USA, I was totally shocked. You see, here in the UK,

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  by Marea E. Johnson

  Created on: February 02, 2008   Last Updated: February 16, 2010

  Oh, this is an issue that really hits home with me. I am not going to judge anyone for the choices they

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  by Sassafras

  Created on: May 27, 2008

  If your doctor recommended the amputation of the first joint of each of your fingers to permanently

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  by Rebecca Mikulin

  Created on: September 02, 2008   Last Updated: September 14, 2009

  Declawing cats...in many cases where this procedure has been done there is little reason for it, except

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  by Judy Lin

  Created on: December 27, 2007

  What is done when a cat is declawed is nothing short of willful mutilation. A cat's claws are not "optional";

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  by justjules

  Created on: December 30, 2007

  So, you would like to have your nails done huh? Manicured, painted... but hang on, they are too long,

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  by Brenda Halverson

  Created on: April 05, 2008

  As the owner of several cats, past and present, I must cast my opinion on the mutilation side of this

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  by Jerica Collins

  Created on: February 01, 2008

  As someone who has seen cats be declawed while doing an internship at a vet clinic, I cannot ever imagine

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  by Pamela Merritt

  Created on: December 29, 2007

  Declawing is not a difference of opinion. It's simply wrong.

  This is the usual way it goes. The vet suggests

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  by Mark Clemens

  Created on: December 23, 2007

  I am very much a cat person and currently have one declawed male black cat, one female tiger cat with

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  by Sarah Williams

  Created on: January 11, 2008

  Sadly, I used to be on the other side of the fence on this issue...until I had one of my own cats declawed

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  by Renee Asher

  Created on: December 28, 2007

  Many people believe that if their cat is strictly indoors, declawing is not an issue, they are wrong.

  Plain

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  by Pauline Abreu

  Created on: February 16, 2008   Last Updated: September 12, 2009

  Declawing cats is mutilation in my opinion. There is no reason in the world good enough for an owner

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  by Christina Johnson

  Created on: February 19, 2008

  I can understand why some people may think that declawing is the beat way to have a cat in the home

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  by Lady Lorianna

  Created on: January 24, 2008

  I will let Stewie, a shelter cat, tell his story of a botched declawing here:

  Hi, folks. I am Stewie.

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  by David Chaproniere

  Created on: December 24, 2007

  Now, here is a piece of news that some people may not quite have realised, and should learn very quickly

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  by Adrienne D. Poole

  Created on: December 27, 2007

  Could torture and mutilation be considered the same thing? I think so. Declawing your poor feline is

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  by Ed Forester

  Created on: December 24, 2007

  Having your cat declawed is a personal decision, but it is wise to speak with your veterinarian before