Declawing

Berkeley Has BANNED Declawing!

We are so proud to be Californians.  On the heels of West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and our beloved San Francisco, Berkeley has also banned declawing cats!   Next up – the city of Los Angeles will decide.
Then it’s the rest of the US.  Come on, you can do it!  Start calling your mayors and town/city officials.   Get the ball [...]

Declaw Ban – San Francisco DID IT!

They did it!  The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to BAN declawing cats in the city of San Francis.   It’s about time!
West Hollywood did it years ago!   Santa Monica recently banned declawing!  Berkeley and Los Angeles will be the next cities to consider it!
We take a deep bow to the 8 supervisors who voted yes!  As [...]

San Francisco’s attempt to ban declawing! Getting closer!

The news is good!  Nine out of eleven members of the San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors have co-signed the bill introduced by Ross Mirkarimi to ban declawing cats.
The two holdouts are Michela Alioto-Pier and Sean Elsbernd.  Their reasoning?  Alioto-Pier thinks the board has better things to do.  Elsbernd  feels that it’s a matter between cat guardian [...]

Can San Francisco BAN cat declawing?

UPDATE:  November 10, 2009 – we did it!  The Board of Supervisors VOTED TO BAN DECLAWING IN SF!
Here’s our first blog post:
The citizens of the city named after St Francis are trying to convince the Board of Supervisors to ban the de-clawing of cats.  Can we do it?   Cat Faeries certainly hopes so!
At present only one city in the US [...]

Clipping your cat’s nails

Its easy! With a bit of practice after a lesson with your vet or a tech at your vet’s office you’ll be a pro!
Number one reason to trim nails – so that they don’t grow uncontrolled and curve under and into the cat’s foot. OUCH!
Feliway spray can “somewhat’ deter a cat from scratching at your furniture. But [...]