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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning cat declawing.

The procedure involves amputating the first bone in each toe, which advocates call “barbaric” and linked to chronic pain and behavioral issues.

California joins New York and other states in prohibiting the practice, while several California cities including Los Angeles already banned declawing.

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday that will make it illegal to declaw a cat in California, a practice lawmakers and animal advocates argued is outdated and inhumane.

Assembly Bill 867 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) bars veterinarians from performing the procedure, which involves amputating t

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