Web Directory

» Amby's Declawing Cats: Issues & Alternatives
   Medical, ethical, and behavioral issues, alternatives, and links.
   http://amby.com/cat_site/declaw.html

» BBC NEWS: Hollywood Cats to Regain Clawing Rights
   Councillors in West Hollywood vote in favour of a ban on de-clawing cats, saying that the practice is painful and cruel.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2686125.stm

» California Anti-Declawing Bill
   Legislation to ban declawing cats in California.
   http://www.declaw.org/

» Cat Scratching.com
   Information from a veterinarian on how to solve scratching problems without declawing.
   http://www.catscratching.com/

» Cats International: The Truth About Declawing
   Discusses declawing plus how to build a scratching post.
   http://www.catsinternational.org/articles/scratching_and_declawing/declawing.html

» CatsInfo: Facts Behind Declawing Your Cat
   Facts about declawing and alternatives to declawing your cat.
   http://www.catsinfo.com/declaw.html

» De-clawing
   Information about the effects of declawing and links to additional information.
   http://www.de-clawing.com/

» Declawing
   Information and links about declawing. Content warning.
   http://community-2.webtv.net/@HH!1A!DD!A59F343A0263/zuzu22/STOPDECLAWCOM/

» Declawing Cats: Manicure or Mutilation?
   Opinions on the declawing of cats. Includes an explanation of why cat claw objects, understanding declawing and a three-point plan to deter a cat from destructive clawing. With references. From PETA.
   http://www.peta.org/factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=42

» Declawing: Disclose and Wait
   Information about the procedure and the consequences of declawing cats.
   http://cats.about.com/cs/declawing/a/disclose_wait.htm

» Declawing: The Facts and Alternatives
   Describes why claws are important, the declaw surgery procedure including tendonectomy surgery, behavioral and physical consequences and gives alternatives to declawing.
   http://www.hdw-inc.com/declaw.htm

» Declawing: What You Need to Know
   Information to educate you in your decision to declaw your cat with a list of countries in which declawing cats is either illegal or considered extremely inhumane.
   http://www.declawing.com/

» Educate Don't Amputate
   A collection of articles about declawing, photographs of the surgery, webring, message board, and mailing list.
   http://declaw.lisaviolet.com/

» Feline Scratching
   Discusses why cats scratch and how to stop a cat from scratching. Discourages declawing.
   http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/scratching.html

» HSUS: Destructive Scratching
   Describes why cats scratch and what to do about problem scratching. Also puts the Humane Society's view on declawing.
   http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_life_program/cat_behavior_tip_sheets/destructive_scratching/index.html

» I Love Cats: Declawing
   An insight into declawing and why cats scratch. Also how to train a kitten towards acceptable scratching surfaces.
   http://www.i-love-cats.com/Health/declaw.htm

» Pawprints and Purrs: Clawed for Life
   Opinions about declawing. Includes feline anatomy, why cats need claws, how to prevent damage to furnishings and how to trim claws. With links and references.
   http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/declaw.html

» Safe Pet Products: Soft Paws Nail Caps for Cats
   Soft nail caps that take care of problem scratching without having to declaw. Includes instructions and size chart.
   http://www.safepetproducts.com/pilot.asp?pg=softpaws_info

» Soft Paws: Alternative to Declawing
   Vinyl caps that glue to a cat's claws to protect against scratching.
   http://www.softpaws.com/

» The Facts About Declawing
   Explains onychectomy(declawing) in detail including physical, psychological and behavioral complications.
   http://maxshouse.com/facts_about_declawing.htm

» The Paw Project
   Based in California. Explains the effect of declawing on both domestic and on large cats, provides advice and information on alternate methods to prevent cats from scratching items, project donation information.
   http://www.pawproject.com/

» Veterinarians Who Do Not Declaw
   List of veterinarians in the U.S. and Canada who refuse to declaw or who declaw only under extreme duress.
   http://www.declaw.com/

» What About Declawing?
   An opinion about declawing cats by Glenda Moore with related links.
   http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/declaw.htm