I support declawing if you live in a suburban place... But where I live, the cats can run outside any time you open the door and aren't careful. I wouldn't want them left completely defenseless, so I haven't declawed them. But for city and suburban areas, declawing is a good idea.

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Oh, absolutely. I would never advocate the declawing of cats that live outdoors, or even just occassionally go outside. Mine are 100% indoors, which is why I feel that them being declawed is perfectly safe

Thank you for the fave!

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I wish i didn't have too, but when some of them are inside... everything gets ruined. If i have an outised cat it would not be declawed for it's sake. And besides, getting your cat declawed and it is an inside cat, they can still rubb thier paws on stuff. It just doesn't ruin anything and inside cats don't seem too mind.

If it's not necessary, I don't support it; but if your upholstery and wallpaper are in danger, I can understand. Sometimes nothing else will work. The procedure involves lasers now, which lessens the pain during recovery.

My cat used to be indoor-outdoor, so she still has her claws. Now she's too old and lives indoors- but she's never torn anything up.

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I was young when I got my first cat - had her for 15 years, now. I didn't make the choice to have her declawed, but I was old enough to understand by the time I got the second one. We did try scratching posts - neither of the cats used them. And I'm at the dorms most of the time now, and have no time to replace claw caps. Also, both of my cats can be incredibly high-strung, and simply would not allow it.

Basically, I just believe that everyone has their own reasons, and that's fine with me.

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I am with you on this 'fight'. It bugs me to no end when people thing I am a horrible cat owner because my cat is declawed. I would rather a cat have a home without their claws, than be stuck in a shelter or worse because not many want "cats who destroy furniture".

My cat was declawed because I am allergic to cat scratches to an insane degree, but that isn't the (only) reason I do support it for solely indoor cats.

They don't mind, anymore then they mind getting fixed Unless they are outdoor cats, of course. But declawing an outdoor cat would be cruel

What I think most people don't understand is that we live with parents who will, understandably, not tolerate torn furniture that costs thousands.

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I think we happen to agree with each other one most things^^

I actually talked to a girl who stated very plainly that it's better for cats to be euthanized in a shelter then be adopted and declawed. It was sickening to listen to her. Here's a girl who has no idea what a declawing actually does (yet she THINKS she does, seeming to prefer the idea that declawed cats are hopeless cripples that hobble around meowing in pain for the rest of their lives.

What's sad is that there are shelters who refuse to adopt to anyone who might declaw their cat. Like they really have the right to be that choosy as to where their cats go, when cats are being put to sleep simply for not having homes.

In all honesty, I would probably lie to that shelter. And seeing as I would be saving a life anyway, I really don't care.

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I completely agree!

It's not often that you come across other people who are pro-declaw in this day and age. It's fine if you (as in general society) choose not to declaw your own cats, but if someone declawing a cat means that cat lives a healthy and happy life in a home, then what is the issue?

I have never come across a shelter like that. Actually most shelters (not rescues.. rescues here are anti declaw) I know of in these parts will pay to declaw the cat prior to placing because the statistics show that clawed cats are returned over 80% more often than declawed cats, and the reason a lot of people give : Because they scratch or destroy furniture.

Statistically, a cat around here is more apt to get a good life if they are declawed.