Declawing and Apartments

Hi Brandy ,
I really don't understand why landlords insists on cats being declaws
.. They're cats not tigers , they're not going to rip through walls or
something . Things like wallpaper and furntiure can be replaced.

--
Alison

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
...
I know we split on this issue about declawing, but I was curious as
to
your thoughts about renting to cats. I am happy to report that Kami
and I will be moving into a very nice apartment community. My
deposit
was $100, hers $300 even though she is declaw. The thing is, the
community requires cats to be declawed and they check! They asked
us
to stop by the office at our earliest convenience so they can "meet"
her. (Why they can't just drop by the apartment I have no idea.)

This got me thinking about the West Hollywood issue. Many places in
West Hollywood are upscale and high rent. I know for a fact that
some
require cats to be declawed. How does that work in the face of the
fact that declawing in West Hollywood is illegal? Wouldn't you
think
that as a city that supposedly abhors declawing to the extent of
legislature it would make the requirement for it within its city
limits
illegal as well?

--
Brandy Alexandre®
http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
Well, would you?

Hi Brandy ,
I really don't understand why landlords insists on cats being declaws
.. They're cats not tigers , they're not going to rip through walls or
something . Things like wallpaper and furntiure can be replaced.

--
Alison

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
...
I know we split on this issue about declawing, but I was curious as
to
your thoughts about renting to cats. I am happy to report that Kami
and I will be moving into a very nice apartment community. My
deposit
was $100, hers $300 even though she is declaw. The thing is, the
community requires cats to be declawed and they check! They asked
us
to stop by the office at our earliest convenience so they can "meet"
her. (Why they can't just drop by the apartment I have no idea.)

This got me thinking about the West Hollywood issue. Many places in
West Hollywood are upscale and high rent. I know for a fact that
some
require cats to be declawed. How does that work in the face of the
fact that declawing in West Hollywood is illegal? Wouldn't you
think
that as a city that supposedly abhors declawing to the extent of
legislature it would make the requirement for it within its city
limits
illegal as well?

--
Brandy Alexandre®
http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
Well, would you?

From: "Mary"


I rather think that you and your new landlords deserve one another. I
do feel sorry for Kami, on the other hand.

I do too There is no way I would ever rent an apartment where a landlord
requires that I mutilate my pets.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Mary"


I rather think that you and your new landlords deserve one another. I
do feel sorry for Kami, on the other hand.

I do too There is no way I would ever rent an apartment where a landlord
requires that I mutilate my pets.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: kaeli

That, sadly, is the case at many apartments around here. Declaw
required.
If people with cats stopped renting from those places, maybe they'd get
the idea that they shouldn't do that.

I totally agree. Interestingly, a friend of mine printed out some information
she got from the internet on declawing, and showed it to her prospective
landlord. The landlord actually had no idea that declawing involved amputation
of the ends of the cat's toes. He agreed to rent to my friend so long as she
kept the claws clipped and there was no damage to the apartment. She also had
to pay some kind of damage deposit. In my experience, it's children and dogs
that cause much more damage than cats.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: kaeli

That, sadly, is the case at many apartments around here. Declaw
required.
If people with cats stopped renting from those places, maybe they'd get
the idea that they shouldn't do that.

I totally agree. Interestingly, a friend of mine printed out some information
she got from the internet on declawing, and showed it to her prospective
landlord. The landlord actually had no idea that declawing involved amputation
of the ends of the cat's toes. He agreed to rent to my friend so long as she
kept the claws clipped and there was no damage to the apartment. She also had
to pay some kind of damage deposit. In my experience, it's children and dogs
that cause much more damage than cats.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

BrandyÂ*Alexandre" Â* wrote:

This got me thinking about the West Hollywood issue. Many places in
West Hollywood are upscale and high rent. I know for a fact that some
require cats to be declawed. How does that work in the face of the
fact that declawing in West Hollywood is illegal? Wouldn't you think
that as a city that supposedly abhors declawing to the extent of
legislature it would make the requirement for it within its city limits
illegal as well?

Perhaps they will, although landlords can generally make any sort of
restriction they want, as long as it is not prohibited by anti-discrimination
laws.

When I was a renter, I just didn't consider any rental that required declawing
(not that many did back then) just as I would simply not consider any rental
that did not allow pets.

The HSUS has tips on finding pet-friendly apartments and dealing with landlord
concerns: http://www.hsus.org/ace/11866

The HSUS opposes declawing when done for the convenience of the caregiver or
the rental managers.

BrandyÂ*Alexandre" Â* wrote:

This got me thinking about the West Hollywood issue. Many places in
West Hollywood are upscale and high rent. I know for a fact that some
require cats to be declawed. How does that work in the face of the
fact that declawing in West Hollywood is illegal? Wouldn't you think
that as a city that supposedly abhors declawing to the extent of
legislature it would make the requirement for it within its city limits
illegal as well?

Perhaps they will, although landlords can generally make any sort of
restriction they want, as long as it is not prohibited by anti-discrimination
laws.

When I was a renter, I just didn't consider any rental that required declawing
(not that many did back then) just as I would simply not consider any rental
that did not allow pets.

The HSUS has tips on finding pet-friendly apartments and dealing with landlord
concerns: http://www.hsus.org/ace/11866

The HSUS opposes declawing when done for the convenience of the caregiver or
the rental managers.

I would NEVER declaw my cats and in general I am against the procedure.
I have some good friends who have two declawed cats. The cats seem
completely normal and have no behavior problems so it would seem that a
lot of the comments about problems are overstated.


-MIKE

I would NEVER declaw my cats and in general I am against the procedure.
I have some good friends who have two declawed cats. The cats seem
completely normal and have no behavior problems so it would seem that a
lot of the comments about problems are overstated.


-MIKE