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Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats"
This is disgusting! I wrote a few days ago in a thread in h+b to defend some of the HSUS practices, but this is absolutely revolting. Read what the Houston Humane Society (note: Houston, not the national HSUS) is advertising as a "Valentine's Day special" for cats (free neutering accompanied by a *reduced rate for front paw declawing*): "We will be neutering 300 male cats only (NO FEMALES) that day. There will be no general public surgery-other than the male cats. We will be declawing only a small amount of male cats for the normal price of $60 (front paws only)." The flyer also says, "Show your cat you love him on Valentine's Day by helping him live a longer, healthier life." In other words, they are really saying: show your cat you love him by mutilating his front feet. I am going to contact them and let them know exactly what I think. You can see the flyer advertising this "special" he http://www.houstonhumane.org/spay.aspx Here is the number they listed to schedule appointment and receive pre-operative instructions: 713-433-6421 And here is the email address they listed for support and donations: I cross-posted this message to several cats newsgroups. I am posting it separately to rpca because I know there are some readers on this newsgroup who do not read cross-posted messages. I think it is an abomination for a "humane society" to perform declawing, and I hope some of you will write or call. -- MaryL |
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Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats"
On Feb 11, 12:44�pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote: This is disgusting! *I wrote a few days ago in a thread in h+b to defend some of the HSUS practices, but this is absolutely revolting. * I doubt they are affiliated with the HSUS in any way. "Humane Society" is just a name, just a synonym for "animal shelter".... No local humane societies are a part of the HSUS, AFAIK. But that *is* the most appalling thing I have ever heard of. I just can't wrap my brain around *any* organization calling itself a "humane society" advocating declaw. "Show your cat you love him" !!!???? I'm firing off an e-mail *and* snail mail, today. Sherry |
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Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats" - slight correction
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... This is disgusting! I wrote a few days ago in a thread in h+b to defend some of the HSUS practices, but this is absolutely revolting. Read what the Houston Humane Society (note: Houston, not the national HSUS) is advertising as a "Valentine's Day special" for cats (free neutering accompanied by a *reduced rate for front paw declawing*): "We will be neutering 300 male cats only (NO FEMALES) that day. There will be no general public surgery-other than the male cats. We will be declawing only a small amount of male cats for the normal price of $60 (front paws only)." The flyer also says, "Show your cat you love him on Valentine's Day by helping him live a longer, healthier life." In other words, they are really saying: show your cat you love him by mutilating his front feet. I am going to contact them and let them know exactly what I think. You can see the flyer advertising this "special" he http://www.houstonhumane.org/spay.aspx Here is the number they listed to schedule appointment and receive pre-operative instructions: 713-433-6421 And here is the email address they listed for support and donations: I cross-posted this message to several cats newsgroups. I am posting it separately to rpca because I know there are some readers on this newsgroup who do not read cross-posted messages. I think it is an abomination for a "humane society" to perform declawing, and I hope some of you will write or call. -- MaryL Once again, I let my fingers move faster than my brain. The Houston Humane Society is not advertising a "special rate" on declawing. The special is for free neutering, but declawing can also be done at the "regular rate" of $60.00. If anything, though, that makes it *even worse* to think that the Humane Society would think of declawing as a "normal" thing to do and would even sponsor it. I think I am going to be sick!! -- MaryL |
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Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats"
"Sherry" wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 11, 12:44?pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: This is disgusting! I wrote a few days ago in a thread in h+b to defend some of the HSUS practices, but this is absolutely revolting. I doubt they are affiliated with the HSUS in any way. "Humane Society" is just a name, just a synonym for "animal shelter".... No local humane societies are a part of the HSUS, AFAIK. But that *is* the most appalling thing I have ever heard of. I just can't wrap my brain around *any* organization calling itself a "humane society" advocating declaw. "Show your cat you love him" !!!???? I'm firing off an e-mail *and* snail mail, today. Sherry Yes, that is correct, and I should have mentioned it in my mesages. The link I posted is to the Houston Humane Society. I went to the HSUS page and could not find anything similar. In fact, there are a number of links there in opposition to declawing: http://www.hsus.org/ http://www.hsus.org/search.jsp -- MaryL |
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Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declawcats"
I know what you mean. I sent an email and I almost called them the
"Inhumane Society" but figured they'd stop reading right there. Rhonda Sherry wrote: I just can't wrap my brain around *any* organization calling itself a "humane society" advocating declaw. "Show your cat you love him" !!!???? I'm firing off an e-mail *and* snail mail, today. Sherry |
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Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declawcats"
MaryL wrote: This is disgusting! I wrote a few days ago in a thread in h+b to defend some of the HSUS practices, but this is absolutely revolting. Read what the Houston Humane Society (note: Houston, not the national HSUS) is advertising as a "Valentine's Day special" for cats (free neutering accompanied by a *reduced rate for front paw declawing*): "We will be neutering 300 male cats only (NO FEMALES) that day. There will be no general public surgery-other than the male cats. We will be declawing only a small amount of male cats for the normal price of $60 (front paws only)." I didn't think ANY reputable vets declawed, any more! Although cats are very adaptable, and a declawed cat will climb and "sharpen" its claws and knead and behave just like any other cat, declawing DOES involve amputating toes. My little Cendrillon (declawed before I met her) sometimes walks as though her feet hurt, and I suspect they may. |
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UPDATE! Got a reply Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats"
MaryL wrote:
"We will be neutering 300 male cats only (NO FEMALES) that day. There will be no general public surgery-other than the male cats. We will be declawing only a small amount of male cats for the normal price of $60 (front paws only)." Response from Houston Humane Society: Ms. McQuown- The Houston Humane Society does not in any way PROMOTE the declawing of cats. We understand the harsh realities of the procedure and the rare but problematic side effects that can occur. Our employees suggest other alternatives whenever possible, and we only offer declawing at the time of spay and neuter surgery to eliminate unnecessary time under anesthesia, and to deter people from declawing cats mindlessly before considering alternatives. We provide declawing surgery because we feel that the only thing more risky than declawing a cat is abandoning a cat for destructive scratching behavior that doesn't respond well to repeated deterrents. We encourage our clients and potential adopters to try every alternative first, but we provide the procedure because the BIGGEST heartbreak to the animal world is having pets turned loose and made homeless because of destructive behaviors. HHS employees have appeared on numerous local television news broadcasts to educate Houstonians about the realities of cat scratching and why it is a necessity. In fact, just two weeks ago we did a segment on KPRC Local 2 about why cats scratch (exercise, shedding the dead skin cells, stretching, etc.), and that segment taught people about humane alternatives to "retrain" your cat if he or she is exhibiting destructive scratching behavior. We also tell people about Soft Paws. We give verbal advice and written materials to any clients and potential adopters with questions about the realities of declawing. Every single one of us here at the HHS appreciates your willingness to teach people about the grisly realities of declawing, and I hope that you educate the people in your life about alternatives to declawing. We would be happy if no cat owner ever requested to declaw their cat rather than give it up or turn it loose. The Houston Humane Society |
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UPDATE! Got a reply Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats"
the BIGGEST heartbreak to
the animal world is having pets turned loose and made homeless because of destructive behaviors. They are wrong, and Persia is a prime example. It is an even bigger heartbreak when they are first mutilated for perfectly normal behavior and the abandoned because it creates more behavior problems instead of eliminating them. Only now they are homeless and can't defend or feed themselves. Jo "jmcquown" wrote in message ... MaryL wrote: "We will be neutering 300 male cats only (NO FEMALES) that day. There will be no general public surgery-other than the male cats. We will be declawing only a small amount of male cats for the normal price of $60 (front paws only)." Response from Houston Humane Society: Ms. McQuown- The Houston Humane Society does not in any way PROMOTE the declawing of cats. We understand the harsh realities of the procedure and the rare but problematic side effects that can occur. Our employees suggest other alternatives whenever possible, and we only offer declawing at the time of spay and neuter surgery to eliminate unnecessary time under anesthesia, and to deter people from declawing cats mindlessly before considering alternatives. We provide declawing surgery because we feel that the only thing more risky than declawing a cat is abandoning a cat for destructive scratching behavior that doesn't respond well to repeated deterrents. We encourage our clients and potential adopters to try every alternative first, but we provide the procedure because the BIGGEST heartbreak to the animal world is having pets turned loose and made homeless because of destructive behaviors. HHS employees have appeared on numerous local television news broadcasts to educate Houstonians about the realities of cat scratching and why it is a necessity. In fact, just two weeks ago we did a segment on KPRC Local 2 about why cats scratch (exercise, shedding the dead skin cells, stretching, etc.), and that segment taught people about humane alternatives to "retrain" your cat if he or she is exhibiting destructive scratching behavior. We also tell people about Soft Paws. We give verbal advice and written materials to any clients and potential adopters with questions about the realities of declawing. Every single one of us here at the HHS appreciates your willingness to teach people about the grisly realities of declawing, and I hope that you educate the people in your life about alternatives to declawing. We would be happy if no cat owner ever requested to declaw their cat rather than give it up or turn it loose. The Houston Humane Society |
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UPDATE! Got a reply Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats"
"Jo Firey" wrote in message . net... ....It is an even bigger heartbreak when they are first mutilated for perfectly normal behavior and then abandoned because it creates more behavior problems instead of eliminating them. Only now they are homeless and can't defend or feed themselves. Jo Well said, Jo. I hope you or Jill will reply to the Houston Humane Society as a response to the message they sent Jill. I haven't seen the show in quite a while, but I think the Houston Humane Society is one of the organizations featured on Animal Planet. I think the show is Animal Rescue or something like that. I can't remember for sure. Annie |
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UPDATE! Got a reply Houston Humane Society offering Valentine's Day special to "declaw cats"
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... MaryL wrote: "We will be neutering 300 male cats only (NO FEMALES) that day. There will be no general public surgery-other than the male cats. We will be declawing only a small amount of male cats for the normal price of $60 (front paws only)." Response from Houston Humane Society: Ms. McQuown- The Houston Humane Society does not in any way PROMOTE the declawing of cats. We understand the harsh realities of the procedure and the rare but problematic side effects that can occur. Our employees suggest other alternatives whenever possible, and we only offer declawing at the time of spay and neuter surgery to eliminate unnecessary time under anesthesia, and to deter people from declawing cats mindlessly before considering alternatives. We provide declawing surgery because we feel that the only thing more risky than declawing a cat is abandoning a cat for destructive scratching behavior that doesn't respond well to repeated deterrents. We encourage our clients and potential adopters to try every alternative first, but we provide the procedure because the BIGGEST heartbreak to the animal world is having pets turned loose and made homeless because of destructive behaviors. HHS employees have appeared on numerous local television news broadcasts to educate Houstonians about the realities of cat scratching and why it is a necessity. In fact, just two weeks ago we did a segment on KPRC Local 2 about why cats scratch (exercise, shedding the dead skin cells, stretching, etc.), and that segment taught people about humane alternatives to "retrain" your cat if he or she is exhibiting destructive scratching behavior. We also tell people about Soft Paws. We give verbal advice and written materials to any clients and potential adopters with questions about the realities of declawing. Every single one of us here at the HHS appreciates your willingness to teach people about the grisly realities of declawing, and I hope that you educate the people in your life about alternatives to declawing. We would be happy if no cat owner ever requested to declaw their cat rather than give it up or turn it loose. The Houston Humane Society OMG disgusting! People don't abandon their cats because they claw the furniture. They abandon cats because they don't want to put time and effort into the cat, and this extends to everything. PYou've got our support on this. |
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