Cats’ claws, junk mail and downtown revitalization are the main items on tonight’s city council agenda.

Councilmembers Jesse Arreguín and Susan Wengraf are proposing an ordinance to ban animal declawing in Berkeley, except for therapeutic purposes.  Their submission states:

Declawing and tendonectomy are elective procedures which cat owners request and veterinarians advocate primarily to prevent damage to property or minor personal injury. Reasonable and humane alternatives exist, including nail trimming, scratching implements such as carpeted posts … Continue reading »