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San Francisco Votes to Ban Cat Declawing
Nov 3rd 2009 – 6:10PM
By a 9-2 vote, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed a measure Tuesday making it a crime for pet owners to declaw their cats. Violators face a potential jail sentence of six months and fine of up to $1,000. The Los Angeles City Council plans to vote on a similar resolution Friday. "Declawing cats is cruel and a...
Background on onychectomy
Onychectomy, popularly known as declawing, is an operation to surgically remove an animal's claws by means of the amputation of all or part of the distal phalanges, or end bones, of the animal's toes.
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