AAHA Veterinarians Fight to Stop The Anti-Declawing Bills. AAHA.org Won’t Stop Them.
Here are some examples of how the vets with AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital’s fight to stop the anti-declawing bills and ordinances.
Dr Lynn McEwan of Palmdale veterinary hospital, an AAHA accredited animal hospital, submitted this letter of opposition to the California bill to ban declawing in 2018.
In August 2021, another AAHA veterinarian, Dr Peter Pelissier testified to the Sheridan, WY City Council and Mayor about why he opposes the declaw ban amendment to the animal cruelty/abuse ordinance. Here’s his full testimony. He was not truthful with some of his information. This declaw ban amendment was stopped by a 5-2 vote. One of the Sheridan City Council members told us that he voted no because of Dr Pelissier’s testimony.
Why is the Animal Humane Society’s Declawing Position Statement On The Side of Declawing Veterinarians?
UPDATE 2025. Animal Humane Society updated their declawing position statement (March 2023) and took out the sentence, “When destructive behavior cannot be modified, Animal Humane Society believes that declawing, as a last resort, is preferable to abandonment, euthanasia or relinquishing ownership of a cat. We advocate that people make an informed decision about declawing in […]
Does The Animal Humane Society Like Dogs More Than Cats?
UPDATE- Oct. 2021. The Animal Humane Society updated their declawing position statement to completely condemn it. Story published on Sept. 21, 2021. The Animal Humane Society says they are one of the nation’s leading animal welfare organizations. The AHS says they had 23 million page views on their website last year. Wow! Animal Humane Society’s […]
Declawing Is a Big Money Making Procedure in Wichita, KS. Cats Don’t Stand A Chance!
Declawing Is a Big Money Making Procedure in Wichita, KS.
Cats Don’t Stand A Chance!
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.
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? We Say No.
Story published in July 2021 and updated Feb. 2022 and Feb. 2025. . 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 […]
AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital in TN Says They Offer Routine Declaw Surgeries
AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital, Tiny Town Animal Clinic and Family Pet Hospital in Clarksville, TN say on their website that they offer routine declaw surgeries.
AAHA Animal Hospital In Virginia Says They Provide A “Safe and Effective” Cat Declaw Surgery, Tail Docking, and Ear Cropping.
Story published on Jul 17, 2021 Here’s an AAHA Hospital, Hope Springs Veterinary in Virginia, 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 […]
Who Is Lying About Declawing At The University Of Wisconsin-Madison’s AAHA Animal Hospital?
July 14, 2021. There are 30 vet colleges in America and 10 of them perform declawing in their small animal hospitals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital is one of the ten that are still performing declaws. In 2019 we reached out to UW to ask they some questions about declawing at their […]