VetCor’s Mission is “To enhance the health and well-being of pets” so why would they allow declawing?
VetCor says that this is their mission. “To enhance the health and well-being of pets and the people who care for them.” https://www.vetcor.com/about-us/our-story
One of the first Values that they list is, “Do the right thing.”
In January 2025 our researchers looked into the vet clinics associated with VetCor’s veterinary leaders. Out of 22 clinics, we found that 9 of them declaw cats.
PetVet Care Centers Banned Declawing in All Their Vet Clinics On April 21, 2025
The majority of PetVet Care Centers perform declawing. In fact, most of them also offer 4 paw declaws.
Westfield, Indiana has 6 veterinary clinics and 3 of them do not declaw cats. One of the declawing clinics is a Cat Friendly Practice.
Story published on August 23, 2024 Why is this Southern Veterinary Partners vet clinic that’s a Cat Friendly Practice in Indiana still declawing cats when AAFP banned declawing in their Cat Friendly Practices on Jan. 1, 2021? On August 8, 2019, All Star did a Facebook post that said, “Happy International Cat Day! What better […]
The Organizations That Allow Declawing
Here are many examples of those in the veterinary profession and some outside of it, who could truly help to end the inhumane procedure of declawing, but aren’t.
The Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association Is Trying To Keep Animal Cruelty (Declawing) Legal.
The Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association wrote in their Sept. 1, 2023 newsletter, “PVMA is involved in working behind the scenes to prevent a declaw ban from moving in the legislature. This is a tricky issue, but it would be bad precedent to have the state government decide what procedures we cannot perform on our clients animals.”
The Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association doesn’t want to regulate their veterinarians even when it comes to this animal cruelty.
Blocked For Trying to Protect Cats From Being Declawed
June 28, 2017 Over the last few years that we’ve been working on this cause to end declawing, we’ve been blocked by people and organizations for simply trying to help save kitties from having their toes and claws amputated. Here are the ones that blocked us on Twitter. Here are the reasons we […]
Most Vet Clinics In Colorado Have Stopped Declawing, But This Vet Clinic Is Making Good Money From It
Here’s a photo from Broadlands Veterinary Clinic’s facebook page that was posted on Oct. 9 , 2023. Broadlands Veterinary Clinic’s facebook page We have withheld the names of employees for fear that they might suffer a backlash for their honest answers. Fair Use Act disclaimer. This story is for educational purposes only. Copyright disclaimer […]
2023 Update of Our 2016 Survey That Found 72% of Vet Clinics in New Jersey Routinely Declaw Cats.
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NHVMA/AVMA Delegate Veterinarian Dr Jane Barlow Says that Banning Declawing Will Cause Emotional Harm to Veterinarians.
A representative from the NHVMA/AVMA, Dr Jan Barlow, testified to legislators and said that banning declawing can cause veterinarians emotional harm.
Lying To Legislators: Illinois State Veterinary Medical Assoc. and Their President Dr Joanne Carlson Have To Lie About Declawing Because the Truth About It Is Just So Brutal and Awful.
Story published March 10, 2023 Here’s the March 2, 2023 email that was sent to all the ISVMA members asking them to oppose the anti-declawing bill. Look what they said, “To be clear, this bill threatens the veterinary profession. It belittles your education and credentials, undermines your credibility and restricts your ability to use sound […]