Why Does AAHA.org Lie About Declawing, Put Profits Over The Welfare of Cats, And Allow Declawing In Their Animal Hospitals?
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.
The American Animal Hospital Association’s (AAHA) Blood Money: Declawed Cats Are the Victims, Their Abusers Are the Winners
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
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. Critics, including […]
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.
National Veterinary Associates (NVA) Lied About Declawing. Can This Company Be Trusted With Your Pets?
Story published in April 2021 Please sign our petition to NVA. No need to donate to Change. org as they keep the money. NVA petition Update 2025. Many NVA clinics are still declawing cats. For example, below are the two NVA clinics that are May 2025 finalists in the AAHA Practice of the Year contest […]
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.
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 […]
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.