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.)