Starting Jan. 1, veterinarians in the state will no longer be allowed to declaw cats. We spoke to veterinarians about how pet ...

Because there is a lack of rigorous long-term studies on declawing cats, the consequences of this practice have been long underestimated. Yet research we conducted in Quebec shows that declawing ...

Destroyed furniture and scratch marks can be frustrating for cat owners. To avoid this, some cat owners resort to declawing their cats, despite the harmful effects it can have. "It's quite traumatic," ...

BOSTON — In a move encouraged by several animal welfare groups across the state, Governor Maura Healey signed a bill into law that makes it illegal to remove the claws of cats. The law bans ...

Eric Troncy received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation. Université de Montréal provides funding as a founding partner of ...