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Massachusetts Bans Declawing of Cats

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Massachusetts Bans Declawing of Cats

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Gov. Maura Healey, Governor of the US state of Massachusetts, has signed a law that, from the 8th of April 2025, will ban cat declawing across the state — making it the third state to do so after New…

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I’m shocked that it took this long for an educated state to ban this horribly cruel practice.
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  Yeah, I was not aware that something like this is being practiced in the 21st century.

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