Declawing a cat is mutilation. According to a vet we know (who is very much against the practice) when you remove a cat's claws, its very much like taking off the last joints on your hands. Its a cruel procedure for convenience.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Pink Paws > > > Those are just weird. > > Fortunately, my current cat was trainable and doesn't scratch > anything but > her post so she gets to keep her claws. I grew up with > declawed cats, and > they were quite happy. They were declawed for almost the same > reason as what > happened to your sister. Except that it happened to me. > Incredibly even > after declawed they were indoor/outdoor cats that would catch > flying birds, > fight off other animals, and climb trees. > > Hopefully the SoftPaws work out for you. > > -Kevin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:23 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Pink Paws > > > > > > Well we gave Snoopy a manicure last night. > > > > Instead of trying to find a vet over here in the UK that would do a > > declaw (don't even start with me on the bad things about > declawing.) I > > found the www.softpaws.com site where they have these neat > vinyl caps > > you glue onto the cats nails. > > > > So I bought a pink set and a blue set (evil grin) and > Snoopy sat through > > it all like a good boy, with just a small minor tantrum, > and he now has > > pink nails. (picture to come soon.) > > > > Why pink? Why not?! > > > > Anyways, if you can get your cat to sit on your lap and > cooperate, they > > seem to be really fantastic. Other than a couple of licks, he hasn't > > even cared they are on. It helped that right away I gave him a huge > > treat, so he was diverted long enough to let the glue dry. > Now he won't > > continue to ruin our upstairs wall and destroy the hall carpet. > > > > And he looks adorable. > > > > ;) > > > > > > Erika > > (with a *K*) > > Something silly/funny/stupid here. > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
