Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases. Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing into law, ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, California joined countries like Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Australia in outlawing an unnecessary ...

Lauren Martin lives in Amherst, NH. She has a master’s in Animal and Public Policy from Tufts University. Imagine amputating your own fingers up to the first knuckle. This is exactly what it is like ...

A law ending the practice of declawing cats and a law prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats under 8-weeks-old went into ...

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.

How far do you go to protect your couch from your frisky feline? While it’s common practice in the U.S. to declaw cats, one veterinarian is trying to get the practice banned nationwide. “I found that ...

Dear Dr. Jorden: I took my cat into my veterinarian to be declawed. When I got there, they told me that I had to let them use the laser surgery or they wouldn't even do the surgery. That meant that it ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A proposal to ban veterinarians from surgically removing claws from cats seems like it would be an easy sell for ...