"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" evgmsop earthlink.net wrote:

John Doe wrote:
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" evgmsop earthlink.net wrote:
John Doe wrote:

Cats use their claws for practically everything they do, not
just for self-defense. Cats use their claws for hunting,
playing, exercise, soft defense, and for getting from here to
there.

She still has TOES, after all -

The idea that a cat's toes are comparable to a cat's claws is
just silly.

they only amputate the first joint in the declawing process.
People might not be very happy to lose the first joints of
their fingers, either, but as amputees, they'd adjust - their
hands and the remains of the fingers (including the opposable
thumb) would still be there.

There is no comparison between a cat's claw and an individual
joint of a human finger.

Why not?

Cats do not use their joints to hang on to anything, they use
their claws. Cats use their claws unlike anything we use our
individual joints for. Removing a cat's claw is is not at all like
removing just the first joint of a human finger, it is like
removing the entire finger. A gymnast cannot grab onto a crossbar
with the first joint of his finger, he has to use the whole
finger. A cat cannot grab onto a tree (or an enemy, or prey, or a
ball, or a climbing post) without claws.

Declawing a cat involves just that amputation?

Yes, Moron, but I am talking about the effect.

I don't believe in docking dogs' tails, either, but even
tail-less they manage to "wag".

And what the **** does a dog's tail have to do with a cat's
claws?

It's an integral part of the dog's anatomy, and equally
necessary to it's total well-being. (Idiot!)

Says a Moron who does not know the difference in function and
importance between a cat's claws and a dog's tail.
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