"Cat Protector" wrote in message
news:tPvhf.14639$ih5.6289@dukeread11...
I know this is a topic that keeps popping up over and over again but it
just goes to you that even during the holidays people still think about
declawing their cats. Tonight at Thanksgiving dinner I was shocked to learn
that a couple of guests (they are a married couple) who I had known for
years actually have their cats declawed because they don't like their
furniture being scratched up. When I started on the don't declaw cat side,
one of them said they didn't want to get into this discussion.
I have discovered that those who have no problem with declawing a cat
never want to discuss it.

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Honestly, I don't understand why people care about their furniture so damn
much. It's just stuff. I never buy expensive furniture so that way I don't
get upset if it gets ruined. If the cats scratch it or it gets stained,
hey, that's what slipcovers are for.
People want to stay uninformed so that way they don't have to feel guilty.
After I learned the truth about declawing, which I have to give credit to
this group for, I felt awful. I let Dash get declawed when I was a teenager
and I had no idea what it really was. I also blame vets for not telling
their clients the truth.

-Kelly