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New York considers ban on declawing cats

Name: New York considers ban on declawing cats
Uploaded: 2016-05-23T18:20:05.000Z
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Description: A proposal in New York to ban declawing is singling out the once common surgical procedure. The bill to ban the practice has divided the animal community. Some say the surgery is barbaric. Others say it offers a last resort.

A proposal in New York to ban declawing is singling out the once common surgical procedure. The bill to ban the practice has divided the animal community. Some say the surgery is barbaric. Others say it offers a last resort.

May 23, 2016 — 1:36pm

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