Tell Your Reps to Officially Oppose Elective Declawing
It’s long overdue, but a resolution opposing declawing cats (for non-medical reasons) was introduced to the House in January. H.Res. 985 says, in part, “scratching is a normal, instinctive cat behavior done by cats to mark objects with visual cues and their scent, exercise muscles, relieve stress, express emotions, and manage claw health;...[declawing surgeries] are painful procedures, preventing a cat from being able to use their claws and leaving them unable to properly scratch, affecting their balance, and rendering them unable to effectively defend themselves or fully express normal behaviors…” (read the full resolution)
Animal abuse was made illegal at the federal level in 2019 via the PACT Act. Declawing is a form of animal abuse, and that needs to be recognized at the federal level as the first step to having it banned across the country.
Write and call your House representative and ask them to vote YES on H.Res. 985.
Representatives and their contact information can be found by going to house.gov/representatives.
Animal abuse was made illegal at the federal level in 2019 via the PACT Act. Declawing is a form of animal abuse, and that needs to be recognized at the federal level as the first step to having it banned across the country.
Write and call your House representative and ask them to vote YES on H.Res. 985.
Representatives and their contact information can be found by going to house.gov/representatives.