Lawmakers in Michigan are considering a bill to make it illegal to declaw cats, which many animal advocates and some veterinarians say impedes the felines' natural instincts to climb and scratch. House Bill 4674 would amend the state's Public Health Code to regulate certain surgical procedures performed on cats like the act of declawing. The legislation bans "an onychectomy, a partial or complete phalangectomy, or tendonectomy procedure, or any other surgical procedure that prevents normal 4 functioning of the claws, toes, or paws, on a cat." Proponents of the bill say that the practice is inhumane and unnecessary. PETA says that clawing, while at times frustrating to cat owners , is a "natural, healthy, and important behavior."

Source: Fox News May 29, 2023 22:35 UTC