i am an animal lover and declawing is cruel and dangerous to cats.it causes health defects and causes cats to bite because they have no defense.i have a cat that is not declawed and i have sisal scratching posts for her and she scratches on them and nothing else.declawing can cause cats to avoid litter boxes where they would wind up in shelters to be murdered. declawing can cause arthritis. declawing a cat can be dangerous to children.