Ontario appears set to push ahead with a ban on declawing cats and debarking and ear cropping dogs, a move animal welfare advocates say is years overdue and doesn’t go far enough. “All cosmetic surgeries for animals should be banned because there's no ethical justification for them whatsoever,” she said. (CBC News)Ban 'long overdue', says animal welfare advocateAnimal Justice executive director Camille Labchuk urged the government to follow through with the proposed ban. “Ontario has fallen pretty far behind.”Labchuk said that animal welfare advocacy group would like to see tail docking also included in the ban. The NDP proposed a ban on declawing cats in a private members’ bill six years ago, but it was never passed into law.

Source: CBC News January 12, 2026 06:02 UTC