Annie wrote in
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"Matthew" wrote in
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"Annie" wrote in message
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i need to declaw my little mitzi because she is tearing up
the furniture but my sister says thats cruel

the vet says its fine and i believe him over my sister
because she is one of those peta nuts who puts the
welfare
of
animals over that of people

annie

Try Google and learn something

"Is Declawing really that cruel?"
http://network.bestfriends.org/Blogs...il.aspx?bp=325

whoops
wrong link
http://www.geocities.com/declawing/
"Declawing cats is a very hot topic for debate. For many
years now, animal rights people have lied and deceived the
public into believing that declawing cats is the most
inhumane and horrible procedure on the planet. The truth
is,
is a common surgical procedure done under anesthesia and if
done correctly, there will not be any lasting effects..."


this is a very good article that rebuts many of the
assertions made by people who are against declawing

here's more

"Another misconception is that most cats surrendered to
shelters are declawed. The oposite is true, declawed cats are
more likely to keep their homes. From Veterinary Partner: In
a study of 276 cat owners, declawing successfully met or
surpassed the owner?s expectations in all cases. There was
96% owner satisfaction at the time of the study (up from 81%
prior to surgery) and over 70% of cat owners indicated that
there was an improvement in the cat-owner relationship. In a
study of veterinarians in Ontario, it was estimated that over
50% of owners of declawed cats would not have owned or kept
their cats, had they not been declawed. Declawing cats may
save their lives! If you are still in doubt, here is an
experiment you can do yourself. Petfinder.com is a website
where shelters through US can advertise the animals they have
for adoption. If you go to their quick animal search, select
cat and type a zip code, you will notice that there are very
few declawed cats that were surrendered to the shelters.
Declawed cats will have the picture of a paw in the
"features" field and is very easy to compare how many
declawed vs non-declawed cats are homeless."