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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) -- A bipartisan proposal would make it illegal for Ohio cat owners to have their cats' claws surgically removed or disabled.

Ohio Senate Bill 252, introduced Wednesday, Sept. 5, by state Sens. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, and Hearcel Craig, D-Columbus, would ban the procedures, unless a veterinarian deems them to be necessary.

De-clawing procedures involve amputating a portion of a cat's paw, partially amputating its digits, removing phalange bones from a cat's claw or severing or modifying tendons in a cat's limbs or paws so its claws don't function properly, according to the bill.

The rule would not apply to procedures that trim the husks of nonviable claws or place non-permanent caps on a cat's claws, or procedures t

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