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Massachusetts Governor Signs Cat Declaw Ban Into Law
January 10, 2025
COTATI, California, Jan. 10 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025:

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Declawing is a cruel surgical procedure to remove the last bone in a cat's toes

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BOSTON -- Today, Gov. Maura Healey signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (S.2552) into law. The law bans cat declawing in Massachusetts, except in rare situations of medical necessity, such as a cancer in the nail bed or othe . . .

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