How Dr Andy Roark Played The Victim Instead of Helping The Welfare of Cats.
In one sentence he said he was, “impressed by my passion and dedication”, and that I’m someone who is working hard to help pets and do good in the world. He said that he hopes I see similar characteristics in him.
And in the next sentence he said he didn’t feel inspired but he felt attacked.
Hmmmm. How did I attack him?
I simply asked some questions in a private email as to why so many employees at his practice that is a AAHA, AAFP Cat Friendly hospital were saying that they are a high volume declawing practice and that cat owners could book a declaw surgery with him personally.
It’s 2025. Declawing Is A Common Procedure In Northeast Texas. Cats Don’t Stand A Chance.
Declawing is a regular procedure in most vet clinics in Northeast Texas. If you can find a no-declaw clinic in that area, please send us a note. Citythekitty@gmail.com
A Legacy of Cruelty: Reimann Family’s Veterinary Company, NVA, Allows Declawing Despite Calling It Inhumane.
In 2019, a spokesman for the billionaire Reimann family—whose ancestors profited under the Nazi regime—said, “The whole truth must be put on the table.”
Here’s a truth still hidden: The Reimanns built part of their immense fortune on human suffering, and today, they allow cat suffering to continue.
Through their firm JAB Holding Co., they own NVA, the largest U.S. network of vet hospitals—over 1,400 clinics—many of which still perform declawing, a cruel amputation procedure their own Medical Board has called “inhumane.”
The cruelty didn’t stop with history. It just changed form.
‘Monumental Moment’ or Hollow Hype? AAHA Fails to Ban Declawing, Trails Behind Industry Leaders
LAKEWOOD, Colo., July 25, 2025 — The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) introduced “groundbreaking new Standards of Accreditation” calling them a “historic milestone” in elevating veterinary care in their press release. Yet, AAHA’s new standards merely “discourages” nontherapeutic declawing, ear cropping, and devocalization, allowing their accredited hospitals to continue these practices without penalty. AAHA’s Director […]
Why Is Dr Pol Still Declawing Cats in 2025?
Dr Pol’s Veterinary Clinic is STILL declawing cats in 2025 according to an employee who works there.
The Rebuttal of the AVMA’s Declawing Position. Is This The Data The ASPCA Is Using To NOT Want Declawing Banned?
The Point by Point Rebuttal to the AVMA’s Declawing Position Statement by Dr Jean Hofve Who is An Expert in this Issue.
A Declawing Horror Story at a Standard of Excellence AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital.
This is a horrific story about 3 kitties named Teeger, Abby, and Ryder, whose lives have been tragically ruined because of being declawed.
GoodVets.com Says They Provide Best In Class Medicine But Why Do Two Of Their Clinics Declaw Cats?
Out of 22 GoodVets clinics, we found that only two of them in Florida that will declaw cats. Both declawing clinics are owned by the same declawing veterinarian.
Many Cat Owners in New York State Are Going to Other States To Get Their Cats Declawed
New York State banned declawing in 2019. We did a quick survey of some veterinary practices that border NY state and found that many of them are declawing cats for New Yorkers. Here are some of the examples.
No Mercy for Cats: AAHA’s Failure to Stop Allowing Declawing Shows Money Matters More Than Cat Welfare
Cat mutilation and torture masquerading as the best in veterinary medicine: Many of AAHA’s Standard of Excellence Accredited Animal Hospitals declaw cats. AAHA allows their accredited animal hospitals to declaw cats for profit, advertise their declawing services, and lie about it to their clients and to the public. They also allow their veterinarians to submit […]