7 De end of declawing.

• Position: STATELINE - New Jersey bill banning declawing of cats - Brief article

New Jersey cats will be able to shred furniture with feline impunity if a bill making its way through the Assembly becomes law. The bill adds declawing--the medical term is onychetomy--to the list of criminal animal-cruelty offenses, though it makes exceptions for medical reasons. If the bill passes, New Jersey would be the first state to ban cat...