The Paw Project
Santa Monica Votes to Draft Ordinance On City-Wide Cat De-Claw Ban
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, October 9th, 2009
In a 5-1 vote, Santa Monica City Council passed a motion Tuesday to draft an ordinance that restricts the practice of amputating the toes of animals, also known as "de-clawing." The motion was brought by City Council Members Kevin McKeown and Gleam Davis, who requested that the ordinance, if passed, be enacted prior to December 31, 2009, after which date local jurisdictions' authority in such matters will be usurped by SB 762, a pending state law limiting cities' rights to ban medical procedures they deem inhumane.
De-clawing is a misnomer, according to McKeown, who said, "We are not talking about a pampering manicure for cats. De-clawing is inhumane mutilation and...
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