Declawing cats is still seen by many as a simple way to save furniture, but it should instead be referred to as what it is: ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Dear Cathy: In your column, "Stronger Case for Declawing," (Oct. 3) your case against declawing was based on opinion and supposition, not on science. There are many reasons for people to declaw cats.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases. Gov. Maura Healey on ...

Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have been debating for more than two years whether to ban the practice. Some ...

Cats can wreak havoc on furniture and wound people. But declawing is extremely painful and, in many places, illegal.

Is declawing a cat legal in Texas? Here's what state law says after Austin's 2021 ban was overturned by the Texas Regulatory ...

Stretching is another often-overlooked function of claws. Cats extend their claws to anchor themselves during a full-body stretch, which helps maintain muscle tone and joint health. Declawed cats are ...

It is now illegal for veterinarians to declaw cats in California as a result of a new law banning the procedure. It is now illegal for veterinarians to declaw cats in California as a result of a new ...

Five states, Washington, D.C., and several cities across the country have outlawed declawing cats. "Declawing" is actually a partial amputation of a cat's paw, akin to amputating a person's hand at ...

EWING, New Jersey -- New Jersey could soon be the first state in the nation to ban the controversial practice of declawing cats. An assembly committee has approved a bill that would ban veterinarians ...

Two new animal welfare laws go into effect in Massachusetts on April 8 One of the laws bans the declawing of cats Declawing causes serious pain and behavioral problems for the cats involved, according ...