Almost 40 countries have now banned the declawing of cats except in situations where a claw is irreparably diseased or beyond repair. The United States is not among them, although we are starting to make inroads state by state. Virginia just passed a declawing ban earlier this summer, joining New York and Maryland. If cats could applaud, they would. They use their claws to scratch for myriad reasons.
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