According to animal advocates, cat declawing is an invasive surgical operation that is akin to amputating the last knuckle of a human finger. Declawing can cause lifelong medical issues for cats, ...

Michelle Conroy can’t forget the heart-wrenching scenes from when she worked at a local animal hospital. There, during the ...

Animal rights advocates tangled with leaders of the state's veterinarian lobby over bipartisan legislation (HB 201) that would make New Hampshire the fifth state to ban the declawing of cats. Over the ...

Governor Maura Healey signed a law that bans cat declawing in Massachusetts except in rare cases of medical necessity.

Feral cats are a growing concern not only in the local community, but in communities worldwide. Without intervention, feral cat populations can grow rapidly, leading to environmental, health, and welf ...

and they often suffer from complications even when the surgery is done correctly. Some cat owners have advocated for the procedure, saying that scratching could be dangerous to an owners’ health ...