This is a HISTORIC moment for the welfare of cats: after nearly six years since City the Kitty launched its campaign urging National Veterinary Associates (NVA) to stop allowing declawing, the second-largest veterinary group in America, has officially declared declawing inhumane and banned it across all NVA practices, including in their clinics in Canada, effective February 1, 2026-- setting a clear, uncompromising, science-based standard that puts the welfare of cats first and shows what true ETHICAL leadership in veterinary medicine looks like.

NVA’s new CEO, John Bruno, personally reached out to City the Kitty nonprofit a few weeks ago after receiving one of our emails, engaging directly on this issue. We helped them craft a strong, principled, no-loopholes policy that puts the welfare of cats above profits and “medical autonomy” excuses, will save thousands of cats from being mutilated, and reduce moral injury among veterinary professionals, and will move the entire profession forward—made possible by the voices and persistence of City the Kitty and supporters, who truly made the difference. 🐾

THANK YOU to all of you who helped us with this campaign to protect innocent cats from this animal cruelty.

Now it's time to give National Veterinary Associates (NVA) and their new CEO, John Bruno, huge accolades for doing the right thing!

 

Fyi, Vetcor.com is the 3rd biggest veterinary group company and they allow declawing so please help us with this campaign. Vetcor has completely ignored our polite emails, blocked us on Facebook, blocked our phone number, and refuses to address this serious issue at all. On their website they say their mission is, "to enhance the health and well-being of pets" and one of their values is, "Do the Right Thing. We support one another to do what's right for our people, our pets, our practices and our business, act with the highest level of integrity, and speak up if something doesn't seem right." 

Recently a kitten died in a Vetcor clinic after a declaw. His death was entirely preventable but Vetcor STILL doesn't want to get back with us about this issue.
Please email their CEO Chris Strong- Cstrong@vetcor.com and their Chief Veterinary Officer Michelle Shoemaker- MShoemaker@vetcor.com and ask them to stop allowing declawing and honor their mission.

Let us know if you get an answer. citythekitty@gmail.com 

Also the number to their headquarters is 781 749 8151 ext 0, and you can leave a polite message and let them know that you are speaking up that allowing declawing doesn't align with their mission to enhance the health and well being of cats. Hopefully they will call you back and give you an honest answer!

 

Please sign our VetCor and other petitions that are here on our change.org account!