Will AAHA’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jessica Vogelsang, Be Able To Inspire AAHA to Ban Declawing in their hospitals?

In 2021 AAHA.org hired a new Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jessica Vogelsang.
AAHA says that they are strongly opposed to declawing, that veterinarians should tell their clients that it is a procedure that is no longer supported or reasonable yet they allow it in their AAHA Accredited Animal Hospitals. Many of them perform this inhumane amputation on a regular basis, they advertise declawing, put out declawing coupons, and lie about it and say that the cats are ok long term after they are declawed.
We are optimistic that Dr Vogelsang will be the progressive, ethical, and humane veterinary leader at AAHA who sees the value in doing the right thing, being on the right side of this issue and history, and will inspire AAHA to put the welfare of all animals first and ban declawing in their AAHA accredited animal hospitals.
Thrive Pet Healthcare Allows Declawing In Their Practices.

Thrive Pet Healthcare allows declawing in their stand alone clinics. Thrive Petco clnics do not perform declawing. Petco told us in 2018, “Please know that Petco and the Petco Foundation do not support the practice of declawing unless it is a medical necessity (for the cat).” Some of the Thrive Pet Healthcare practices don’t perform declawing and they say their doctors don’t think declaws are ethical or humane. Many other Thrive Pet Healthcare vet clinics routinely perform declawing and their employees say it is ok for a cat and some even ask if you want two or four paws declawed.
Why Did Cats Only Veterinary Clinic in Searcy, Arkansas Put Up This Declawing Billboard?

Story published Dec. 1, 2021 Cats Only Veterinary Clinic put up this billboard in November 2021, on Harkrider St. at Bruce St. in Conway, AR which is around 50 miles from his clinic. Here’s more about Cats Only Veterinary Clinic and declawing clinics in Searcy. Cats Only Veterinary Clinic and Declawing in Searcy, AR According […]
Cat Owners Beware! Declawing Vets In Arkansas Make Good Money From This Animal Cruelty. Don’t Let Your Cats Be Their Next Victim.

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This veterinarian, Dr Stan Carlin, is declawing cats by chopping part their their last toe bone off. He is declawing cats using the old school, guillotine clipper method as he explains here on his website. He says that this method is the right way to declaw a cat. He says that it is a humane option and says, “Declaw Gently” on his website.
This AAHA Animal Hospital Chose to STOP Being A Cat Friendly Practice So They Could Keep Declawing Cats

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 Practice so they could continue to declaw cats. They once were really proud of being a Cat Friendly Practice as you can see on their 2013 Facebook post. (Please send […]
Can You Really Trust AAHA Accredited Animal Hospitals That Perform Declawing?

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 inhumane, cruel, and unnecessary amputation procedure (declawing). Some of these AAHA Accredited Animal Hospitals also are not honest about their credentials, do not follow the requirements of their affiliated organizations, […]
AAHA Animal Hospital In Virginia Says They Provide A “Safe and Effective” Cat Declaw Surgery, Tail Docking, and Ear Cropping.

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. Hope Springs Veterinary, VA, declawing link PLEASE TAKE 60 SECONDS AND SIGN OUR PETITION TO AAHA. (You don’t have to donate to change. org to sign it.) AAHA Petition AAHA.org […]