California bans cat declawing under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making the practice illegal except for medical necessity.

California now bans cat declawing except for medical reasons, joining a growing list of states protecting feline welfare.

Whether or not to declaw your cat is a hotly debated topic. People can be very passionate about how they feel about declawing. Some cities, states, and and even countries have banned it. While it's a ...

Declawing can lead to behavior problems and medical issues. Kseniya Ovchinnikova / Getty Images Cat declawing—the removal of a cat's claws—is a controversial medical procedure. Leading organizations ...

It will be illegal to declaw cats in California starting Jan. 1. The new law prohibits veterinarians from performing ...

Illinois, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have also banned feline declawing. Washington DC; Austin, Texas; Denver; Madison, Wisconsin; Pittsburgh and Allentown, ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have been debating for more than two years whether to ban the practice. Some ...

Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have filed legislation this year to outlaw the declawing of cats, which many animal advocates and some veterinarians say is a cruel deforming of felines’ bodies ...

If you’ve ever come home to a shredded sofa or watched your cat turn your curtains into their personal jungle gym, you’re not alone. Scratching is completely natural for cats, and they don’t do it ...

Dear Cathy: In your column, "Stronger Case for Declawing," (Oct. 3) your case against declawing was based on opinion and supposition, not on science. There are many reasons for people to declaw cats.

Around 45.3 million American households have cats, attesting to the deep love that Americans have for our feline companions. Yet bringing cats into our homes often means compromises and frustrations, ...