Raise Your Paws – One More State Bans Declawing

In an enormous victory for cats and cat lovers in America, California is set to become the 7th US State to officially ban declawing cats, a cruel and unnecessary procedure that is illegal in most developed countries. It has been a long and difficult road, but the bill put forward in February 2025 by Assemblymember Alex Lee1 has passed the assembly floor with bipartisan support, and is on its way to the Governor’s desk for final approval.

Interestingly, the official opposition to this barbaric pr...