Nova Scotia becomes first Canadian province to ban declawing of cats
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the first province to ban medically unnecessary cat declawing.
The ban — part of a worldwide movement against the practice — took effect Thursday after a three-month education period.
The Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association decided in December to amend its code of ethics to make the practice of elective and non-therapeutic declawing ethically unacceptable.
Veterinarian organizations in many other provinces are having active discussions on the issue.