On Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bans cats from being declawed statewide. Veterinarians can no longer declaw cats even if an owner wants the procedure to be done.

This also goes for the owner. The owner of a cat cannot perform this surgery on the cat whatsoever.

However, there is a statement in that says a veterinarian can still declaw a cat if it is deemed medically necessary.

Stating, “... those procedures to be performed only for a therapeutic purpose, as defined, and would authorize the board to deny, revoke, or suspend a license or registration or assess a fine for performing those procedures for any reason other than a therapeutic purpose.”

What happens to a cat when it’s declawed?

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There have been many studies on what happens to ca

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