Ohio — A statewide investigative declawing survey of 100 randomly selected veterinary clinics reveals a deeply troubling picture of the welfare of cats in Ohio, where this inhumane, mutilating, and cruel amputation procedure remains routine in many communities. Declawing is the amputation of the last bone of every cat’s toe and it has been condemned by leading veterinary organizations and animal welfare organizations and outlawed in six U.S. states, restricted in dozens of cities, banned in eight of nine Canadian provinces, and prohibited in more than 40 countries. Decades of studies link the procedure to lifelong chronic pain, arthritis, mobility...

Story published on October 21, 2025.  (Petition to the AVMA. AVMA Petition   The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) faces growing outrage for its refusal to fully condemn feline declawing, a cruel practice rejected by science, prompting advocates to demand a name change to the American Veterinary Money Association accusing it of prioritizing the interests […]

October 13, 2025: A seismic shift in feline advocacy! History made as the ASPCA finally removes the debunked and dangerous "declaw-or-death" myth from its declawing position statement, striking a major blow against this cruel procedure and paving the way for stronger bans nationwide!

“If Subaru insists on looking the other way while enabling this cruelty, it should stop pretending,” City the Kitty said. “Call it what it is: *‘Subaru Loves Dogs.’* Because clearly, Subaru has shown it does not love cats.”

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (Sept. 29, 2025) — The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA),  claims to be the gold standard in veterinary excellence, is under fire for refusing to ban the cruel and outdated practice of cat declawing—unless its member hospitals and veterinarians, many of which still perform and profit from the procedure, support the ban. […]

Story published in April 2021 and updated in 2025 National Veterinary Associates says this on their website, “We’re a community united by a shared passion for delivering the best care.” NVA also says this on their website, “At NVA General Practice, we’re on a mission to give every pet their best life. That starts by […]

On August 12, 2025, AAHA announced their 4 finalists for AAHA's 2025 Practice of the Year. 3 of them declaw cats. One of them even advertises their laser declawing on their website and minimizes the long term suffering and risks to the cat's health and well being. https://www.bluespringsanimalhospital.com/hospital/surgery

More than 4,500 practices representing 50,000 veterinary team members pay thousands of dollars to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA.org), a company that allows a barbaric, antiquated, and inhumane amputation procedure (declawing) so they can be branded as hospitals that deliver quality medicine, embody the “gold standard” of excellence, and raise the bar for the veterinary profession. This deceives pet owners into believing accreditation guarantees excellence.

The ASPCA claims to be the nation’s voice to prevent animal cruelty — yet when it comes to declawing, it sides with veterinarians who profit from this act of mutilation, not with cats. The ASPCA's declawing position shamefully condones cat declawing — a cruel and inhumane amputation procedure — hiding behind the flimsy excuse that in rare cases it might prevent euthanasia. If the ASPCA truly cared about saving cats from being euthanized, they’d just support the humane alternatives to declawing or re-homing, not this barbaric and inhumane mutilation. They would also support laws to ban declawing. The ASPCA’s declawing...

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) updated their declawing position statement in June 2021. They say they strongly oppose declawing, explaining that declawing is no longer a reasonable or supported procedure… But then they say if veterinarians are going to declaw, they should use pain meds before, during, and after.