Several California cities, including Los Angeles, Berkeley, and San Francisco, banned declawing until 2009 when former Gov.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Thursday to abolish cat declawing, making California one of few states to outlaw the practice.

Declawing is the cutting and amputating of the first joint of a cat’s paw, and often results in adverse health and behavioral ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 867 on Thursday, prohibiting the declawing of cats except in cases where it is medically necessary. The bill’s author, Assemblymember ...

California bans cat declawing under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making the practice illegal except for medical ...

California has officially outlawed the practice of declawing cats after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 867 into law, ...