Original sentence: Declawing is legal in most US jurisdictions
Edited sentence: Although widely practiced, declawing is ethically controversial within the American veterinary community.Major opposition to attempts to ban or restrict declawing has come from veterinary trade organizations, such as the California Veterinary Medical Association.Many American veterinarians are critical of the procedure and some refuse to perform it.The Humane Society of the United States and other animal advocacy groups have supported legislation banning or restricting declawing.The two leading national animal protection organizations in the US, the Humane Society of the United States and the American Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, strongly discourage or condemn the procedure