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Related: About this forumMaryland to consider banning cat declawing
Maryland is working to pass a law that would ban cat declawing in the state as a House bill supporting the move passed last week.
The bill says it would prohibit "veterinary practitioner from performing certain declawing procedures on a cat unless the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose; authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to impose certain disciplinary actions on a veterinary practitioner for willful violations of the prohibition."
A person who violates the law would receive a $1,000 fine.
The bill passed the House on March 10 in a vote of 112 to 25 and it was referred to the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs committee.
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$1,000 is not enough of a fine to shut them out!
Jilly_in_VA
(10,889 posts)and I wish Virginia would! We get cats occasionally at the shelter who have been declawed. It's a CRUEL practice. Imagine if someone not only removed your fingernails but the first joint of your fingers! I got really mad at an online friend who allowed his husband to have their cats declawed "so they wouldn't mess with the drapes". He never spoke to me after that.
Phoenix61
(17,648 posts)that procedure. Theres no way one would ever touch one of my pets. My current vet stated up front when I told them I had cats, we dont declaw.