But onychectomy is legal in Colorado and in most of the United States, with some municipal exceptions. It was outlawed in West Hollywood, Calif., in 2003, ...

Declawing cats or kittens (onychectomy) is major surgery. Find out if declawing is bad, if declawed cats can be happy, and learn alternatives to declawing.

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“Onychectomy, commonly known as declawing, is the practice of amputating a cat’s first paw joints, including the claw at the first knuckle,” said Mirisch, ...

The surgery and process of declawing cats is known as "onychectomy." It most commonly performed on house cats to keep them from scratching people and furniture.. Adam Hartstone-Rose, the study's ...

This is because, even though the term "onychectomy" makes the surgery seem anodyne, there is simply no way to "declaw" a cat with the same casual and harmless attitude that one might use to fill a ...

The procedure, known as onychectomy, involves amputating most or all of the last bones in a cat's toes to prevent scratching. Pennsylvania state senators Carolyn Comitta and Tracy Pennycuick, a ...

Formally called onychectomy, declawing is the amputation of the last joint of a cat’s toes by a veterinarian. In addition to immediate pain and discomfort, ...

The measure, which passed in June in both houses at the State Capitol, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Its provisions took effect immediately on Monday.