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Originally Posted by sashajade im in the uk and de clawing a cat is illegal, cropping ears is illegal, and docking tails is illegal, a vet can dock a tail but most prefer not to and it will soon be illegal for them to do it, as for removal of dew claws it was only done to prevent injury from ratting ie yorkies so it doesnt need to be done now anyway, its now done for breed standard which in short is just for looks not health my dogs have never catched there dew claws and if they did it would just mean a trip to the vet for a stitch no big deal just the same as if they cut there paw on glass, we cant remove everything just incase they catch it and hurt them selfs, that would mean bald yorkies everywhere just in case they got there hair stuck on a bush  a dog with a tail dew claws and un cropped ears or a cat with claws is how they were born and ment to be or if you beleive in god how he made them so i say leave them that way.  if a cat with claws is a problem then dont buy a cat  |
I have disagree with you on the dewclaws that dogs have. I always look for puppies that have the dewclaws removed and will always have any of my puppies dew claws removed. I used to work at a dog grooming salon so I have seen first hand what dewclaws can do and how bad it can be and how much pain it causes the dog, it is not pretty!! They are not necessary to have and cause more problems if they are not removed. Now for ear cropping and tail docking, it really is not necessary to have it done and the dog does not benefit from it in any way. But I think they will either always or for a long time have that here in the U.S. It is actually harder to find a dog with a natural tail than one with a docked tail. It is the standard and people will continue to dock and crop so as long as the standard calls for it. I personally which they would all change the standard so we could all have undocked and uncropped dogs, I would love for that to happen, but it is not likely.
As for declawing a cat, I don't think it should ever be done. I have watched them do it before and it looks so painful, and I am sure it is. I feel so sorry for the cats that get declawed.