declawing
Surgical nail extraction
Declawing is the surgical removal of an animal's claws, most commonly performed on cats.
The procedure actually amputates the last bone of each toe, not just the nail.
Once routine, declawing is now widely considered inhumane and has been banned in many countries and some U.S. jurisdictions.
Veterinary organizations increasingly oppose it except for rare medical necessity.
The shelter won't adopt cats to people who plan on declawing them.
Surgical limb removal
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- suturesMedical wound closures
dissection · hemostasis · cauterization · ligature · forceps · retractor · gauze · antiseptic
Small furry housepet
- kittenJuvenile domestic feline
- felineOf or like cats
- pawsAnimal feet
- scratchingRaking with nails
domestication · indoor · litter box · trimming · grooming · behavior · furniture · scratching post
Official restriction on something
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- policyAdopted principle of action
- advocacyPleading for a cause
petition · protest · lobbying · outcry · animal welfare · illegal · New York · California
Moral claims for fauna
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
- moralityRight and wrong principles
compassion · sentience · suffering · stewardship · responsibility · dilemma · controversy · debate
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
sensitivity · chronic pain · phantom pain · lameness · limping · wound · healing · inflammation
Sisal-wrapped claw target
- nail trimmingCutting back fingertips' edges
- nail filingSmoothing keratin edges
- redirectionChange of course
amputation
Surgical limb removal
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
sutures · dissection · hemostasis · cauterization · ligature · forceps · retractor · gauze · antiseptic · sterile
cat
Small furry housepet
scratching · domestication · indoor · litter box · trimming · grooming · behavior · furniture · scratching post · adoption
ban
Official restriction on something
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- policyAdopted principle of action
advocacy · petition · protest · lobbying · outcry · animal welfare · illegal · New York · California · prohibited
animal rights
Moral claims for fauna
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
morality · compassion · sentience · suffering · stewardship · responsibility · dilemma · controversy · debate · unnecessary
agony
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
tenderness · sensitivity · chronic pain · phantom pain · lameness · limping · wound · healing · inflammation · nerve pain
scratching post
Sisal-wrapped claw target
- nail trimmingCutting back fingertips' edges
- nail filingSmoothing keratin edges
- redirectionChange of course
- vet proceduresspay, neuter, spaying, neutering, surgery
- animal crueltyanimal abuse, animal cruelty, dogfighting, neglect, torture
- catscat, kitten, kitty, feline, tabby