Thinking of getting a kitten.

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That said, it sucks that EVERY cat or kitten thread has to devolve into the declawing debate

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This is weird. I hadn't even HEARD of declawing until this thread. It is not common at all (not legal?) in the UK.

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That said, it sucks that EVERY cat or kitten thread has to devolve into the declawing debate.

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Mine didn't.

I like your cat. Trying to think up a suitable caption for that photo.

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That said, it sucks that EVERY cat or kitten thread has to devolve into the declawing debate

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This is weird. I hadn't even HEARD of declawing until this thread. It is not common at all (not legal?) in the UK.

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It's illegal (except for medical reasons) here in the UK and very rare because of that. Considered animal cruelty in most Euro countries.

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I'd trust a vet to tell me what's good for an animal. Every vet I've ever known (all 4 or 5 of them) says declawing is horrid animal abuse. A few have even had signs in their lobbies stating "We will not perform declawing."

[C-Dog]

How many of you people who are complaining about it being so mean to Cats to declaw them went out and had some Bacon/Hamburger/Steak recently. Seems pretty messed to butcher those animals for food too. You shouldn't just decide to save some animals from pain/suffering because they are cute. Either you should oppose all animal mistreatment, or you should be ok with any any mistreatment that has some sort of purpose. I certainly agree that random maiming of animals is wrong. But if there is a reason and a purpose behind the procedure, than I don't see a problem with it. If it's an inside cat, it doesn't need it's claws.

As for declawing being illegal in some countries, who cares. It's illegal to be out alone as a woman in some countries. Some laws are just lame, it's your cat, rip off it's claws if you want.

C-Dog

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Can all of you please stop sucking so much in this thread?

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Can all of you please stop sucking so much in this thread?

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for real, this declawing argument is gots to stop

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But if there is a reason and a purpose behind the procedure, than I don't see a problem with it.

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There is no reason or purpose beyond hurting the animal for your own self interest. I suppose you're also in favor of a guy hacking off his daughter's clitoris because it makes him uncomfortable to think she'd ever want sex? I mean, it's not like she really needs it to be a functioning person, right?

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Kittens are cute and it's awesome b/c you get to raise them while they are at their most impressionable, but if you're busy you may want to consider getting a grown cat. We shopped around until we found a really friendly one and brought him home (he's 3 years old). He is far and away the friendliest cat I've ever met. He snuggles with me every night and every day that I work from home. He is incredibly low maintenance too... we can leave him at home alone for days at a time. I've had some kittens that got on my nerves a lot - crying through the night and stuff. It's hard to predict.

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But if there is a reason and a purpose behind the procedure, than I don't see a problem with it.

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There is no reason or purpose beyond hurting the animal for your own self interest. I suppose you're also in favor of a guy hacking off his cat's ovaries and uterus because it makes him uncomfortable to think she'd ever want to procreate? I mean, it's not like she really needs it to be a functioning cat, right?

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Poor example, IMO. Happens all the time. Why is one "mutilation" while the other is common place, if both cats live a perfectly normal and healthy indoor life after either procedure?

My cat's not declawed but boy does he [censored] up our furniture.