R.I. Senate moves to ban declawing of cats

PROVIDENCE — Bad news for sofas, good news for cats: Veterinarians in Rhode Island may soon be prohibited from declawing felines for nonmedical purposes. The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday voted 28 to 4 in support of legislation that would do just that. The bill sponsored by Melissa Murray, a Woonsocket Democrat, bans declawing cats […] The post R.I. Senate moves to ban declawing of cats appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

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