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krw

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On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:04:41 GMT, Bert Byfield wrote:

People do that to cats all the time thereby saving their
precious furniture at the expense of the cat's primary
defensive and offensive weapon.

Bull****. A cat's primary weapon is it's rear claws. The fronts
are merely a warning of things to come.

Cats without fronts have difficulty running away from trouble.
They want to climb but can't so they get caught and beaten up a
lot.

It's a barbaric practice. Turning a fine animal into a powder puff is
an awful thing to do.

Cats without front claws become 'chew toys' for the dogs in the neighborhood.

Hogwash! I've seen a cat rip a dog five times its size to shreds
using only the back claws. A friend saw a cat take a fox, no front
claws used in the disembowelment. Cats climb using their back
claws and are perfectly able to climb with only backs.

If they are indoor cats it's even worse. When they get out an indoor cat's
instinct when threatened is to climb high and howl for rescue. A declawed cat
can't climb well so they run and they keep running and are often never seen
again.

Our cats have never been outside. They don't have a real interest
in the outside, other than as a giant TV set.

They are also subject to abuse from children and sadistic adults.

Well, there you go. Eliminate the sadists.