Debate: Should It Be Illegal to Declaw Your Cat?
With legislation pending, New York could become the first state to make removing the claws of a cat a crime.

Claim: It should be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: We need to pledge to do no harm, and we should adapt and change rather than exterminate or maim domesticated animals.
Warrant 0: domestic cats who are kept indoors still need their claws for protection
Warrant 1: domestic cats who are kept indoors do not need their claws for protection
Correct warrant: 0