A California bill to ban cruel and unnecessary cat declawing, A.B.867, is being considered by the state legislature.
California has an opportunity to protect countless cats in the state from a painful and unnecessary surgical amputation procedure that needlessly jeopardizes the health of these animals for the convenience of their guardians rather than their own well-being.
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