Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have ...

A vet has slammed the practice of 'declawing' cats - which is outlawed in the UK but still permitted in several states across the pond - and branded it as 'barbaric'. Taking to social media ...

(The Center Square) – Dogs, cats and cows are the subjects of legislation under consideration at the Illinois Capitol. State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, has filed 23 bills this year and ...

In a previous session, Hernandez proposed banning the practice of declawing cats. “Families take their cats and try to declaw them because they don’t want to get scratched or they don’t want ...

Declawing a cat isn’t as simple as just trimming the claws. It’s a surgical procedure that severs the third phalanx, or knuckle, in each of the cat’s toes. In a statement last week ...

State Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas) introduced a bill on Thursday to outlaw the practice of cat declawing in the state, calling it inhumane. "Cat declawing, the amputation of the first ...

"A doc told my wife that the pain she was having was 'her body's way of saying it wanted to have a baby.' Took a few more ...