The argument that cats would end up pts or in shelters if a declaw ban is in effect is such an intellectual dishonesty it's hard for me to know where to begin. For starters, 7 cities in CA have proven statistics that cat surrenders went DOWN after the declaw ban went into effect, not up, which is the mantra that the veterinary associations have been preaching and into which Krista Kafer has bought into. She clearly hasn't done her research. Come on, America, catch up with the 21. century. In most European countries, Israel and other countries declawing cats is punished severely as the animal cruelty it truly is. The elderly, sick or immune compromised have been living in Europe with clawed cats for ages, without any issues. A cat needs it's claws, a declawed cat is forced to walk in a gait unnatural to the species. Also, cats experience phantom pains. Cats are also masters at hiding pain or discomfort and that is why they always look "fine", when in reality they're not. Just stop !