Every educated animal-lover knows de-clawing is a horrible, horrible process done mainly to keep cats from damaging furniture. That reason sucks, but I'm sure there are worse ones out there. Until just now, however, I personally thought the only damage done was that the cat can't defend itself in the wild, and that it gets sore paws.
It's much worse. The paws aren't only sore, they're agonizing because the bone is growing back in shards! It cripples the cat and, to compensate, the cat will put it's weight on the wrists to avoid pressure on the paws. That causes arthritis in the wrist, arms, and shoulders. The bones growing in cause injury and, by extension, pus. That pus gets into the bloodstream and causes kidney failure and liver damage.
It's terrible, and I really hate that this procedure is legal.
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