Several California cities are looking at prohibiting cat declawing, the Los Angeles Times blog “Unleashed,” reports.
The city of Los Angeles’ public safety committee was scheduled to discuss the issue yesterday morning. Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider an ordinance that would prohibit declawing, and the Beverly Hills City Council will consider a declawing ban Thursday.
Two other cities are considering resolutions as well — the Malibu City Council has it on the agenda for Nov. 9, and the Santa Monica City Council is expected to have a second reading of a measure that would ban declawing.
Why the sudden and widespread interest? It’s because of a pending California law that will prevents cities and counties from passing ordinances banning medical procedures starting Jan. 1.
