College of Veterinarians of British Columbia bans onychectomy
June 14, 2018
The College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC) has banned the practice of partial digital amputation, also known as onychectomy or declawing, of domestic cats, effective immediately. The province is the second in Canada to ban declawing, following the procedure’s condemnation from the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). “Elective and nontherapeutic declawing is ethically problematic… Continue reading...