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From: cam@aluxe.UUCP (MASCAVAGE)
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Subject: Re: Declawing vs Amputation
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Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 10:47:02 EDT
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> ---
> . i guess i look at the declawing of [at least indoor] cats in
> a similar light. not mutilation; not "amputation"; removal of nails
> which are causing a problem.
> 
> ihnp4!watmath!water!smkindersley
> ---

It is not that some of us consider declawing as amputation, but that
declawing as practiced today is amputation - the removal of the first
joint of each of the cat's front toes.  If you find it an acceptable
practice or not, it still is what it is - more than just removing the
claws.

                                        CAM