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🎄🎁🕎We have T-shirts as thank you gifts for a donation of $30US or more. Please donate at www.pawproject.org and include your US mailing address and selection of Uni, ladies, or youth and S, M, L, or XL. Order by December 16 to get it as the most excellent holiday gift. 100% cotton. (at The North Pole) https://www.instagram.com/p/B550cuuhEqG/?igshid=gwklczsaxtc7

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Treat your kitties and support a great cause! KitNipBox is a monthly subscription box filled with carefully selected toys and treats for your cat(s). Mailed right to your door and containing the latest pet products, toys and tasty morcels, this is the gift that keeps on giving! Use Oreo's PROMO code at checkout for 15% off! Code: PAWPROJECT A portion of the proceeds from each monthly box are donated to  @thepawproject

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ABOUT THE PAW PROJECT The Paw Project's mission is to educate the public about the painful and crippling effects of feline declawing, to promote animal welfare through the abolition of the practice of declaw surgery, and to rehabilitate cats that have been declawed. For more information, visit The Paw Project website: www.pawproject.org

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We rescued Tabitha from Hamilton Animal Control! Tabitha was brought to Hamilton Animal Control as a stray. She has been declawed, so if she was truly a stray, whoever owned her didn’t come to the shelter looking for her. Tabitha had been at the shelter for a month before we were finally able to rescue her. It’s likely that Tabitha has arthritis, as she does have signs of it. Probable cause of this arthritis is the fact that she’s a bit overweight, and that she has been declawed. During declawing surgery, the cat’s toes are amputated at the last joint. Most people do not realize that a portion of the bone —not only the nail— is removed. While some felines will have immediate complications from the procedure, it may be many months or years before the damaging effects of declawing become obvious. Declawing may result in permanent lameness, arthritis, and other long-term complications, including litter box avoidance. Cats normally walk with their toes bearing the weight of their bodies; each step is cushioned by the pad under the toe. Declawed cats experience extreme pain supporting their body weight when standing or walking, and this is exacerbated if the cat is overweight, as Tabitha is… For more about the detrimental effects of declawing, and why many vet clinics no longer perform the surgery, visit www.pawproject.org @pawproject Tabitha has a vet visit coming up where we can get our vet’s advice about possible medication and a calorie reduced diet to get a few of those extra pounds off. She’s currently settling in at her foster home and seems to be very thankful to be out of the shelter and getting some love and attention. Welcome Tabitha! We’re gonna do our best to make you feel better and find you a forever home… http://www.ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com/las813/ #ladybirdanimalsanctuary #lookwhatlovecando #hamont #hamilton #animalrescue #adoptdontshop #dontshopadopt #bandeclawing #declawed @declawedanddumped #tabitha #rescue #rescued #catsofinstagram

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T shirts. They are free as a thank you perk for a donation of $30US. Please go to www.pawproject.org to donate and request your shirt. They are 100% cotton and come in unisex, women’s, and youth XL, L, M, S. Limited supply. Please include your USA mailing address. Thanks. #stopdeclawing #pawproject (at The Paw Project) https://www.instagram.com/p/B21eErPhUiK/?igshid=5jkg86sw1l9d

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If you’re against declawing, and you live or work in California, please don’t wait to send a letter of support to the California State Assembly as they decide whether or not to ban declawing. Support AB1230 now. Link in our bio. Sample letters at www.pawproject.org (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwH5LnbFUpc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1orgtdyxuggid

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We have T shirts as a thank you gift for your donation of $30US or more at www.pawproject.org/donate. Please specify unisex, ladies, or youth and the size S, M, L, XL with your donation. Please also give us your USA mailing address. Note: 9” is for size reference and does not appear on the actual shirt. #stopdeclawing #pawproject (at Santa Monica, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3VL_7pBi7P/?igshid=ald8sp9ujuy1

[ladybirdanimalsanctuary]

We rescued Tabitha from Hamilton Animal Control! Tabitha was brought to Hamilton Animal Control as a stray. She has been declawed, so if she was truly a stray, whoever owned her didn’t come to the shelter looking for her. Tabitha had been at the shelter for a month before we were finally able to rescue her. It’s likely that Tabitha has arthritis, as she does have signs of it. Probable cause of this arthritis is the fact that she’s a bit overweight, and that she has been declawed. During declawing surgery, the cat’s toes are amputated at the last joint. Most people do not realize that a portion of the bone —not only the nail— is removed. While some felines will have immediate complications from the procedure, it may be many months or years before the damaging effects of declawing become obvious. Declawing may result in permanent lameness, arthritis, and other long-term complications, including litter box avoidance. Cats normally walk with their toes bearing the weight of their bodies; each step is cushioned by the pad under the toe. Declawed cats experience extreme pain supporting their body weight when standing or walking, and this is exacerbated if the cat is overweight, as Tabitha is… For more about the detrimental effects of declawing, and why many vet clinics no longer perform the surgery, visit www.pawproject.org @pawproject Tabitha has a vet visit coming up where we can get our vet’s advice about possible medication and a calorie reduced diet to get a few of those extra pounds off. She’s currently settling in at her foster home and seems to be very thankful to be out of the shelter and getting some love and attention. Welcome Tabitha! We’re gonna do our best to make you feel better and find you a forever home… http://www.ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com/las813/ #ladybirdanimalsanctuary #lookwhatlovecando #hamont #hamilton #animalrescue #adoptdontshop #dontshopadopt #bandeclawing #declawed @declawedanddumped #tabitha #rescue #rescued #catsofinstagram

[thepawproject]

"Declawing is just an inhumane scam. Vets think they are doing the right thing, but they are not. People who think furniture is more important than a cat shouldn't bother with having a cat in the first place."

The Paw Project is the World’s Leading Anti-Declawing Initiative Text PAW to 50555 to give $10 to The Paw Project #PawProject, #ThePawProject

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Charlie’s Story:

This 17-year-old cougar was declawed as a cub by a complete amputation of the third phalanx. Although there is no portion of the bone remains to allow nail regrowth, this method of declawing caused the second phalanx (middle bone of the three toe bones) to poke through the skin.

These radiographs reveal apparent evidence of infection on almost every toe, which was caused by gravel becoming deeply imbedded in the bone due to chronic exposure to dirt.

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The Paw Project is the World’s Leading Anti-Declawing Initiative

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CAN YOU HELP US TELL TUFTS VET SCHOOL THAT THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DECLAWING?

Tell Tufts-Cummings Veterinary School That Declawing is Mutilation, Not Rescue

Email: john.berg@tufts.edu The December issue of the vet school’s Catnip newsletter featured an article that describes declawing as a “relatively simple” procedure with “slight risks.” While declawing is simple for the vet and the owner, it’s among the most excruciating procedures a cat can undergo, and can lead to chronic pain and disability, says veterinarian Jennifer Conrad, DVM, founder of the Paw Project. Cats are good at hiding their pain. That doesn’t mean they don’t feel it. According to Catnip’s editor-in-chief, Tufts-Cummings veterinary surgeon Dr. John Berg, “We do not do declawing procedures, and would consider it only if one of the very rare instances outlined in the sidebar ever arose.” Email: john.berg@tufts.edu What are the instances outlined as reasons to amputate a portion of a cat’s toes so it can’t scratch? If an owner “appears likely to euthanize or abandon the cat unless (it) undergoes the procedure” or if the cat shares a household with someone who is medically compromised.  That is a cop-out. Anyone on the front lines of rescue knows: Declawed cats are abandoned and euthanized just like any other cat.  Although Dr. Berg says he “cannot remember the last time” a declawing was performed at Tufts-Cummings, Catnip’s promoting declawing as a procedure of so-called last resort justifies this cruelty.  And justifying declawing gives vets and uninformed or selfish pet owners the green light to continue mutilating cats for the “crime” of being cats.  PLEASE:  Email: john.berg@tufts.edu Tell Dr. Berg that Catnip’s cavalier treatment of declawing does a disservice to cats and does not reflect well on Tufts-Cummings. Please be polite. Ask him to publish an article that takes a humane stand—with reasons declawing should never be done as behavioral intervention—if Tufts-Cummings indeed prohibits this unnecessary surgery.  Everyone knows that cats scratch. Amputating a portion of a cat’s toes, or severing its tendons (tendonectomy), to deal with this behavior is patently cruel. There are many humane options, with rehoming a kinder “last resort.” The first resort is don’t get a cat if scratching bothers you.  Bite wounds are as dangerous as scratches. What then? Remove the cat’s teeth? To suggest that a cat should be declawed if an owner is medically compromised is absurd.  Declawing does NOT ensure cats a secure home.What does? People who select, care for and train companion animals responsibly; who have realistic expectations of a cat’s innate behavior; and who make a lifetime commitment to their pets. THANK YOU TO CPRPets for creating this alert.

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Cats are the most common pet in America, and an issue that all cat owners must address is clawing. In this video, Dr. Cia Johnson of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and Dr. Colleen Currigan of the Cat Hospital of Chicago go over the AVMA's policy on declawing cats, including when it's advisable and how it should be done.

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Why did my veterinarian suggest declawing my cat??

One veterinarian in the Los Angeles described declawing as his “Bread and Butter.” However, top veterinary behaviorists and the American Veterinary Medical Association agree that declawing should not be considered as routine or preventive procedure. Your veterinarian has an obligation to educate you as to the nature of the procedure, the risks of anesthesia and surgery, and the potential for complications.

Some veterinarians in the U.S. and Canada have become accustomed to performing the declawing procedure without thinking about—or recognizing—the consequences. Some veterinarians even recommend routinely declawing kittens at the same time they are spayed or neutered, whether or not they have developed destructive scratching behavior.

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The Paw Project is the World’s Leading Anti-Declawing Initiative

Text PAW to 50555 to give $10 to The Paw Project

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The Paw Project is the World’s Leading Anti-Declawing Initiative

Text PAW to 50555 to give $10 to The Paw Project

#PawProject, #ThePawProject

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The Paw Project is the World’s Leading Anti-Declawing Initiative

Text PAW to 50555 to give $10 to The Paw Project

#PawProject, #ThePawProject