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Tacoma is the primary metropolis in Washington to ban declawing cats except medically vital. The ordinance goes into impact March 31, 2024.
The Tacoma City Council voted on Tuesday to ban cat declawing within the metropolis, besides when executed by a licensed veterinarian for therapeutic causes solely.
“I’m extremely proud that the City Council has handed this ban on non-therapeutic cat declawing and that Tacoma takes animal welfare points significantly,” Council Member John Hines stated in a launch. “Declawing a cat and not using a medical motive is merciless and inhumane, and we now have obtained an unimaginable outpouring of assist from the neighborhood for this ban.”
Cat declawing, identified medically as feline onychectomy, is when a cat’s third phalanges (toe bones) are amputated. According to a launch from the Tacoma City Council, declawing may end up in a variety of issues, together with “paw ache, an infection, and lameness, and might impair the cat’s capacity to walk correctly.”
The Tacoma City Council stated the ban does stop veterinarians from declawing cats when it is medically vital. Examples may embrace eradicating cancerous tumors or when a cat has been injured so severely, amputation is required.
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Tacoma joins a rising variety of cities banning cat declawing, like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Pittsburg and Denver. States like New York and Maryland have additionally put bans in place.
Tacoma’s ban goes into impact on March 31, 2024.
