Originally Posted by LakeTahoe

I don't believe having cats get declawed. If cat accidentally escaped outside and had to protect her/himself. So I prefer leave it alone. If you want a cat, get a kitten and TRAIN the kitten not to touch the couch or anything...get a scratching post for the cat. My friend did called one of the vet and said that having cats get declawing is cruel so she dropped having her get declaw and trained her not to damage the furnitures. So far she did great!

So it is every owner's business what she/he want to do with her/his kittens/cats.