This is not what POETV was made for, sir.

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I will not play your game.

And that's exactly why their claws should stay. Kitties are there to remind us of our station in the world. By the way, how would you feel having your fingers cut off just above the middle or so?

I wouldn't like having my fingers cut off, as I'm a sculptor and swordsmith. But I wouldn't mind having my nails trimmed / become more pussy friendly.

So what was your point?

His point is that it's more than a nail trim. Declawing actually involves removing digits. You can get similar results by not being lazy and just trimming bi-weekly, or using sleeves like softpaws.
I'd rather see a cat declawed than in a shelter, but one star because this is stupid and who cares.

cats don't need to pick things up. The paws on a modern cat are redundant: as over 3/4 having been down-bred to produce a tubby, lap-friendly town cat. All town cats need, are mouths and tails - modern cats are very snake-like, slothful creatures. The removal of their toes is logical and justified.

Yeah, but you just termed your occupation as "sculptor and swordsmith", so, as a LARPer, your opinion doesn't count.

A swordsmith, really? You are cool to twelve year olds, that's about it.

maybe they shouldn't own cats

Maybe. The two that come to mind got scars when they were kids. Isn't telling them not to own cats like telling someone not to own guns instead of saying have a gun safe?

They probably deserved it. I think with cats, the axiom: "It's a wild animal" should apply. Like with a full grown tiger. There's not that much difference in the behavior.

Your friends are a bunch of pussies that spoiled their cats.

Mine would scratch at me and gnaw on my fingers when I played with him, but I taught him early on not to play so rough as to draw blood.

Cat scratches are the best way to teach your children that the world is a sharp and painful place and that the ones you love will hurt you when you least expect it.

Exactly. Desensitize them to being on their backs in your lap helps too... E-Z clip mode.

Also play with their feet a bunch so they don't get all neurotic about things being near them.

Not a good example, chief.

Yoinking human toenails does not typically require the removal of bone tissue.

Okay, I'll deal with it. Incidentally, I don't declaw my fucking roses.

What the fuck does this mean: "The world isn't what it should be because of the effect of sin on the creation."

Because if you're gonna give a holy roller defense for declawing cats, I'd like to be prepared to mockingly laugh.

Because it almost sounds like you'd consider the actions of the cat "sinful" which is just so far beyond the absurd that it boggles the mind. Do the kitties come into your bedroom at night to sit on top of your chest and steal your soul?

TO me, declawing is a sign of massive laziness on the part of an owner. You wanted the cat, so be a man and take care of it as one, rather than crippling it just because you wanted your little novelty pet.

Also, if you have kids, then don't fucking have cats. If you're that concerned that a cat will injure your child, get another pet that is far more friendlier and tolerant of child-like behavior like a Golden Retriever or something. It's retarded to blame the cat for being a cat when you're the one who brought it into your home and exposed it to your family.

By your logic you should declaw and detooth dogs as well. Do you read what you write?