Re: Is De-clawing a US thing?

"Alison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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"Wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> The biggest difference between here (US) and the UK, at least, is in
the UK
> cats are permitted to roam freely. In the US there is increasing
pressure to
> keep cats indoors exclusively. (To make it clear I do not declaw my
cats.)
> Vets, adoption organizations and Municipalities put pressure on
people to
> keep the cats indoors. Cats will be cats, they will scratch
somewhere. Cats
> don't instinctively take to the scratching post like they do a
litter box. I
> can understand how an owner faced with a cat that is ripping apart
their
> home and not having the information they need might turn to
declawing as a
> solution to the problem.

  Hi Wendy ,
 I don't see what the connection is between declawing and whether your
cat goes in or out . It's sounds more like an excuse to me.  Surely
declawing  has been around for many years before the big drive to keep
cats inside .
 Some people do keep their cats inside in the UK , although they are
in the minority and some outdoor cats will scratch inside.  The more
cats you have the more likely they will  scratch inside.
   Alison


I'm not defending the practice only trying to understand it.

Try living with "fluffy the couch destroyer" for a year not letting him go
outside at all and we'll talk again.