We received a wonderful e-mail today demonstrating that education and advocacy can effect change.
I recently e-mailed AWLA about my problems with my apartment complex requiring cats to be declawed. I am happy to inform you that this afternoon I received a call from [a decision maker]… who took my concerns to a weekly meeting where she successfully advocated for the elimination of the declawing requirement!
Thank you for your previous reply and your support.
We salute this apartment complex management for making their pet policy more humane. Most humane organizations including the ASPCA, American Humane Association, and the Humane Society of the United States oppose declawing as painful and unnecessary. We try to educate people about other ways to deal with scratching, including behavior modification. If a potential adopter is intent on having a declawed cat, we direct him or her to cats that were already declawed when they came to us.
It breaks our hearts when people bring in their pets to the shelter because of their apartment or condominium restrictions. Also, people are sometimes prevented from adopting an animal because of restrictive and often illogical pet policies. The ASPCA has a model pet policy for apartments that is both humane and responsible. Anyone who is dissatisfied with their apartment’s pet policy could use this as a tool to educate managers about reasonable rules.
I recently e-mailed AWLA about my problems with my apartment complex requiring cats to be declawed. I am happy to inform you that this afternoon I received a call from [a decision maker]… who took my concerns to a weekly meeting where she successfully advocated for the elimination of the declawing requirement!
Thank you for your previous reply and your support.
We salute this apartment complex management for making their pet policy more humane. Most humane organizations including the ASPCA, American Humane Association, and the Humane Society of the United States oppose declawing as painful and unnecessary. We try to educate people about other ways to deal with scratching, including behavior modification. If a potential adopter is intent on having a declawed cat, we direct him or her to cats that were already declawed when they came to us.
It breaks our hearts when people bring in their pets to the shelter because of their apartment or condominium restrictions. Also, people are sometimes prevented from adopting an animal because of restrictive and often illogical pet policies. The ASPCA has a model pet policy for apartments that is both humane and responsible. Anyone who is dissatisfied with their apartment’s pet policy could use this as a tool to educate managers about reasonable rules.
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