Comments on sinister girl: Don't declaw your cat!

hey eric? i don't need you to "put things into per...

2008-06-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

hey eric? i don't need you to "put things into perspective" for me. clearly we just have different values.

i'm vegan so i don't participate in the torture and abuse of ANY animals and i do what i can to work to prevent it. i don't agree with circumcision either.

spaying and neutering animals prevents the overpopulation of feral/unwanted animals that are abused, run over by cars, eaten by animals, euthanized at shelters, and so on. declawing on the other hand is a TOTALLY UNNECCESSARY procedure that is extremely painful to the cats, especially the recovery period, and often leads to behavior and litterbox issues, not to mention leaves them emotionally scarred and totally defenseless if they ever get outside.

i notice that you found this post by doing a search for "cat declaw recovery pictures" so it sounds like your intention in commenting isn't to actually "put things into perspective" but to assuage some guilt you might have over declawing your own cat.

and for the record, i don't think any animal, human or non-human, has more value than another. i don't agree with eating or abusing animals for milk and dairy, nor do i support the circumcision of human babies, or the declawing of cats or "debarking" of dogs.

if you can't deal with a cat in it's normal, healthy state, then you shouldn't have one. if you feel you need to mutilate it to protect your property or because you think it's somehow more convenient, then i'd say your priorities are fucked up.

so there's a little "perspective" for you.

"you have no idea whether or not your cat was in p...

2008-06-25T08:28:00.000-07:00

"you have no idea whether or not your cat was in pain and i can guarantee you that she was. how would you like to have your first knuckle amputated?"

Give us a break. We also sterilize cats regularly - how do you know your cat isn't in permanent pain from having his testicles removed, just for your convenience?

Meanwhile HUMANs in the US are regularly circumsized at birth, a completely pointless procedure mutiliating their genitals. And every time you eat meat you're supporting inhumane treatment of livestock such as debeaking of chickens, and tearing still-mooing cows limb from limb. Sure, cats are cute, but we're doing far worse to humans and other animals than amputating a part of their digits.

I'd still agree with avoiding cat declawing whenever possible, but thought this might help put things in perspective.

amanda, you're an asshole. you have no idea whethe...

2007-08-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

amanda, you're an asshole.

you have no idea whether or not your cat was in pain and i can guarantee you that she was. how would you like to have your first knuckle amputated? and then have to dig around in your litter box?

it's a shame you care more about "snagging" shit than the health and well-being of your cat.

there are clippers you can get to trim your cat's nails. you don't have to mutilate them.

I declawed my cat. She hasn't bit me, wasn't in pa...

2007-08-17T15:37:00.000-07:00

I declawed my cat. She hasn't bit me, wasn't in pain and has shown no behavior issue. I did it because she was injuring others with her claws and getting thing snagged onto them

Thanks for this post. When reading up on rabbits ...

2007-06-03T21:16:00.000-07:00

Thanks for this post. When reading up on rabbits before adopting Bumble, I remember being horrified to read that declawing rabbits involved amputating the last toe joint. What was really horrifying (in retrospect) is that the article stated "Unlike in cats, declawing rabbits involves amputating the last toe joint"! So now I know better.

congratulations, pippa! i can't wait to see pictur...

2007-06-02T07:17:00.000-07:00

congratulations, pippa! i can't wait to see pictures of your new catty when you bring her/him home!

I'm so in agreement. Looks like I may be getting m...

2007-06-02T00:43:00.000-07:00

I'm so in agreement. Looks like I may be getting my new catty companion sometime in the next few weeks... I finally made the decision and feel ready to do it all over again! Excitement builds!

Thanks for posting this! People, the furniture is...

2007-06-01T04:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks for posting this! People, the furniture is just stuff; cats are living, intelligent beings.

Anyway, if you're so hung up on your material possessions that mutilating your pet just to keep it nice seems rational, for god's sake don't get a cat.

I agree IT is an act of cruelty. I just can't eve...

2007-05-31T23:46:00.000-07:00

I agree IT is an act of cruelty. I just can't even imagine! My little Tripper Dipper Handsome Man never used his scratching post the whole 13 years that I knew him!! But the pleasure I derived was worth the shredded "skirt" on the sofa! He also did it just to annoy me, you know how some cats can be.

I do agree with a person's perception and their attitude about our bodies it is sad situation for everyone.

"The cat is treated as if he or she is an inanimat...

2007-05-31T19:13:00.000-07:00

"The cat is treated as if he or she is an inanimate object who can be modified, even to the point of surgical mutilation, to suit a person's perception of what a cat should be."

Seems to me most people have this attitude about OUR OWN bodies--why wouldn't we have it about cats?

Course I totally agree with you, though I have never been able to teach these two to use the frickin scratching post. It's the rug, always the rug. Feh. I've given up.