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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.

The ASPCA’s Declawing Position Is Being Used To Defeat Anti-Declawing Bans, Helping Declawing Vets To Keep Cashing In On This Animal Cruelty

The American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (ASPCA) does not want declawing banned.  The ASPCA's declawing position statement is being used to defeat the anti-declawing legislation and it's being used by pro-declaw cat owners to justify this inhumane amputation procedure. Please call the ASPCA and ask them why don't they want this ANIMAL CRUELTY (declawing) banned.  1 888 666 2279 ext 3.

AAHA’s Declaw Communications Toolkit To Help Their Declawing Hospitals

Remember, declawing is a $900,000 - $1,200,000,000/year business. That's a lot of clams. So here's the hypocrisy in a nutshell. AAHA has strict guidelines for compliance. AAHA has a strong anti-declaw position. Get ready for the big BUT... But, they openly tell their 3500 members who pay $1070 for membership, that they don't have to follow the AAHA declaw position. (They aren't however, ever lax on the dentals.)

Abilene, Texas Should Be Called Dis-Abilene At The Rate They Declaw Cats.

Out of  13 vet clinics in Abilene, we found only 3 who do not perform declawing.  One declawing vet clinic said that they will only declaw cats on all four paws if it's for a cat who is scratching a waterbed or for leather furniture. One declawing vet was asked if declawing is bad for a cat and he said, ""It's not good or bad. It's all about what you want for the cat. The cat's not making the decision, you are."

Will AAHA’s 2024 Practice of the Year Be Another Declawing Animal Hospital?

AAHA's 2024 Practice of the Year Contest is here! Let's vote for the no-declaw animal hospitals! There are 20 finalists. Three of them perform declawing. In 2023 there were 4 finalists for AAHA's practice of the year. Three of them did not declaw cats. AAHA chose the declawing clinic as their 2023 Practice of the Year.