A bill to prohibit cat declawing by anyone other than a licensed veterinarian passed the California Assembly on April 28.
Assemblyman Alex Lee, a Democrat representing San Jose, authored Assembly Bill 867 to protect the welfare of felines.
at declawing is a barbaric surgical procedure that permanently disables cats, according to Lee.
“This bill simply bans the barbaric practice of cat declawing in California,” Lee said on the Assembly floor before votes were cast overwhelmingly in favor of the bill. “It is a brutal and mutilating surgery that serves no real health benefit.”
The bill passed the Assembly floor Tuesday with bipartisan support on a vote of 72-0. Seven lawmakers did not vote on the measure….