Declawing...

[dave]

During my browser based journey of maine coon information searching, I noticed quite a few mentionings of de-clawing. I can understand that people may not want their furniture scratched etc but come on, then don't buy a pet. Personally I think de-clawing is a very cruel in-humane act. To be honest I don't even like seeing dogs, rottweilers for instance that have had their tails snipped.

Despite owning several cats, it was only when I started looking at various web sites that I started seeing declawing options being mentioned and admit found it quite shocking that this practice is allowed.

In the UK declawing is considered animal abuse and is illegal, I certainly hope other countries follow suit.