(06-30-2012, 04:56 AM)andrew320 Wrote: I believe it's absolutely cruel. I think this question was asked a couple of weeks ago, and my opinions have stayed the same. It's mean, it's not needed and it hurts the cat(s). It's best to avoid it because there are alternatives if your cat is scratching everything up, such as tape and sprays.
This is true. I wouldn't want someone to remove my nails, so I wouldn't do it to an animal. My cat Delores scratched up some of my stuff but making her a new scratching post solved the problem. It would have been unnecessary and mean to declaw her.
