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Silver Gaia

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6. I was a vet assistant in the South in the early 90s.

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 04:55 PM

Oct 11

I had to quit because of this. The look on their poor, sweet faces when they woke up in unimaginable pain after declawing was more than I could take. That, as well as docking puppy tails and trimming puppy ears to meet breed standards put an end to that career for me. I could not be a part of any of that.

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California bans declawing cats under new state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom [View all] CountAllVotes Oct 11 OP

Finally! 2naSalit Oct 11 #1

Stupid idiot neighbors CountAllVotes Oct 11 #2

Finally! SheltieLover Oct 11 #3

Fantastic Beringia Oct 11 #4

If you don't want cat claws in your house don't get a cat. Phoenix61 Oct 11 #5

I was a vet assistant in the South in the early 90s. Silver Gaia Oct 11 #6

I don't blame you CountAllVotes Oct 11 #7

Yes, I did. I had wanted to help animals, not hurt them. Silver Gaia Oct 11 #9

my rant CountAllVotes Oct 11 #8

I have never had a cat declawed and never will. MIButterfly Oct 12 #10

I knew people that had a declawed cat CountAllVotes Oct 12 #11