For animal rights activists, declawing cats is not necessary. But for cat owners, this is something they must do before they adopt.

Recently, a congressman in the state of New Jersey in the United States proposed to enact a law banning the declawing of cats. Once passed, declawing cats will be an illegal act in New Jersey.

The proposal states that if a veterinarian or someone else asks a veterinarian to perform declawing on a cat, they will face penalties of up to $1,000 or six months in prison. Violators will also face civil fines ranging from US$500 to US$2,000.

New Jersey wants to legislate to ban the declawing of cats, and American netizens are complaining!

Cat declawing is usually done to stop the cat from scratching furniture or other household property. Some may be because the cat has not learned how to play properly indoors. There are only rare cases where a cat's claws are removed for health reasons, and if this is the case, it will not be illegal to do so.

Many cities in California like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Burbank, Santa Monica, Berkeley, Beverly and Culver City have also enacted bans on declawing.

Many American netizens expressed different views on this proposal. They complained more than they agreed! I will select some interesting comments for you to complain about.

If this passes, then we need to build a wall to keep out declawed cats from other states. -CaptainObviousNJ

These idiot congressmen probably have a furniture restoration business at home. -Pintaday

When the owner takes the cat for declawing, remember to clean the fingerprints, and then it will be fine. -Liveincorruption

I now understand that declawing cats is a very cruel thing, cutting off their balls makes everything fine. -Hunter Ham Ilton

I don’t think there are so many crazy people in California! -Jim

Trump must have been declawed, that’s why his fingers are so short and his character is so bad. -Anthony

Again, New Jersey legislators are one step closer to making New Jersey less of a livable place, and these are the idiots we elected! -CK

Will the next step be to ban New Jersey farmers from cutting off the horns of their cattle? -Epicxpert

The above are just some of the comments that complained. Of course, there are also many rational voices that agree that declawing cats should be banned, so I won’t list them all here.

New Jersey is planning to legislate to ban the declawing of cats, and American netizens are making complaints!

In the United States, there are an estimated 8.5 million pet cats, of which the proportion of declawed cats ranges from 19% to 46%. A spokesperson for the American Veterinary Medical Association said: "It is our duty as veterinarians to teach cat owners about normal cat scratching behaviors. Declawing is also risky for cats. It is equivalent to amputation. People should know that this is not an ordinary minor surgery."

In fact, if the cat is declaved, the only way the cat can defend itself is to bite. They may also disable the cat bowl, because without claws, it may be more painful for them to scratch, which may cause them to pee or poop outside the cat bowl, which should cause more headaches for the poop scavengers.