New Jersey: Help end painful and unnecessary cat declaw procedures!
This action is for New Jersey residents only.
Cat declawing is an invasive surgical operation in which the last bone of each toe is amputated — similar to severing a human finger at the last knuckle. The procedure is commonly performed for human convenience — often to protect furniture — rather than for the cat’s well-being. The procedure causes significant post-surgical pain and leads to a cat’s inability to scratch, eliminating a critical natural behavior. This can cause lifelong physical problems and lead to behavioral issues, such as biting and aggression, which the cat may resort to because they have been stripped of their primary defense mechanism.
Now, New Jersey has an opportunity to prohibit the surgical declawing of cats, except in rare cases of medical necessity.
New York and Maryland are the first U.S. states to ban declawing. Help make New Jersey the next state to pass this important legislation!
Email your state representatives today and ask them to support and co-sponsor S.1803/A.2578, a statewide cat declaw procedure ban. You can find an example below, but remember, personalized messages are more impactful!
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