Is declawing cats cruel?

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  • 1. she is an indoor cat
    2. she was declawed as a teeny tiny kitten
    3. my cat, my decision

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    • Indoor or outdoor makes no difference, it's still a cat. Cats are born with claws, and you know why? It's because they aren't made for the purpose of being your pet. Mutilating an animal for your own convenience is just as heinous as mutilating a person for the same reason. Do you object to female genital mutilation? (I won't even question you on male "circumcision", you seem too accepting of the status quo in general to get your head around that one.) What if they did the mutilation when they were teeny tiny little baby girls? Would that make a difference? Of course not. Your argument is kind of disgusting actually, and evil- implying that it's okay as long as the creature in question is an infant.

      "My cat, my decision". Really? Do you hear how horrible that sounds? Again, just to get this into your wormy brain, I compare it to a child: Would you just look the other way if a parent was abusing their child, literally RIPPING off body parts because they "cause less damage that way"? What if they said "My child, my decision"?"

      Declawing cats may be legal in your state, but it shouldn't be. Mutilating animals for your convenience is EVIL. And again, if you don't give a fuck about that because your furniture is more important, then you shouldn't have animals.

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      • Yes , I do realize saying that makes me an ignorant and evil human being but declawing my first cat was not my decision, it was my moms But if I got another cat I would declaw it because thats what i grew up with.

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        • You must be really young. How old are you?

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          • But what does my age have to do with it?

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            • Because you had said that you know declawing makes you an ignorant and evil human being but that it was your mom's choice, but then you go ON to say that if you had your own cat you'd do it again because it's what you grew up with. So...you know it's wrong but you're mindlessly going to go on to do it again because you were raised with it. Are you incapable of thinking for yourself or something? I assumed that this lower level of thinking and rationalizing, the "I'm doing it because mommy taught me so" mindset, would belong on someone who was maybe 14 or younger. But you're 19, you really have no excuse.

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          • Almost 20

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    • Don't listen to fanatics who make their point by screaming and swearing. You'll never win because they are so self-righteous. It's your cat, you're responsible for it. I'm sure it leads a happy life if you let her relax on top of your head.

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