The logic against a ban is weak at best. You say it will stop some people from becoming cat owners? GOOD. Someone willing to cut off the ends of a cat’s Toes to save their furniture does not deserve a cat and wouldn’t be a responsible owner anyway. You say it potentially puts cats’ safety at risk? Pray tell what you think happens when one of these poor cats escapes or is absndoned, now without its primary tools for escape (climbing trees, etc) and defense. Does that somehow NOT put these animals at potential risk of harm? This article is nonsense. Ban declawing. Make it illegal for vets to perform this mutilation.