It is animal abuse to declaw cats

PEI Veterinary Medical Association members vote on cat declawing from time to time and still vote in favour of it.  It should be a prohibited procedure in PEI's Animal Welfare Act as it is actually an amputation of every last toe joint of the cat - not just nail clipping.  It is brutal and causes terrible pain and continuing discomfort for the cat. If Vets adhere to the Hippocratic Oath as doctors do: "First, do no harm" then this barbaric and obsolete procedure should be banned and condemned by PEIVMA members, not promoted and practiced by them!