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Originally Posted by Rhettzky
They are comparable. Some people would not adopt a cat if it couldn't be de-clawed. Therefore it would be put down. So what would you rather have? An animal de-clawed or put down?  |
It's more of a case by case thing, because with declawing there's still no guarantees that the cat won't be returned to the pound. Declawed cats make up the vast majority of cats returned to pounds for behavioral problems and guess what its harder to adopt out declawed cats with behavioral problems. There's some who argue that cats that are declawed have a greater tendency to bite and not use their litter box. I think it's pretty telling that the US and Canada are the only western countries that don't have a law banning declawing. In a city like Austin, where we are a no kill zone I'd rather the city wait and find a suitable owner than one who is going to mutilate their cat.