Story published on May 21, 2021
How can we improve mental well-being in the veterinary profession, especially related to moral distress and ethical trauma?
Ban and end declawing.
As you will see below, declawing causes moral distress and negatively affects the mental health and well-being of many veterinary professionals.
Here’s a story about an AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital, Cascade Hospital for Animals in Grand Rapids, MI that chose to stop being a Cat Friendly
Story published in July 2021 and updated Feb. 2022. Petition to AAHA. AAHA Petition Here are some of the many AAHA hospitals that perform this
AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital, Tiny Town Animal Clinic and Family Pet Hospital in Clarksville, TN say on their website that they offer routine declaw surgeries.
Here’s an AAHA Hospital, Hope Springs Veterinary, that advertising declawing, tail docking, and ear cropping on their website. Link to this info on their website.
July 14, 2021. There are 30 vet colleges in America and 10 of them perform declawing in their small animal hospitals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s
The declawing vet also recommended Magnus be kept in a dark, quiet space where for the next five years he had very little interaction because his owners were now afraid of him. He was not picked up, cuddled or loved; he simply existed in this small room with hard floors, a box filled with clay litter and a small amount of dry food that did not provide him with adequate nutrition.
Does WSU College of Veterinary Medicine Have No Confidence In Its Behavior Department?
Why did Nevada Democrat Senator Chris Brooks, Pete Goicoechea, and Ira Hansen oppose this cat protection, animal welfare bill? Do they support animal cruelty? Was Chris Brooks doing his friend, Alisa Nave Worth, the Nevada Veterinary Medical Association’s lobbyist a favor? Do these Senators not like cats?
We have data, peer reviewed studies, and notes from veterinarians to show you that declawing is contributing to mental and moral stress in the veterinary profession. If declawing is banned, it will improve the mental health and well-being in many veterinarians and veterinary professionals.
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