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 not be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: If a person cares more about their furniture than their cat, they should not have a pet.
Warrant 0: declawing is just to protect furniture
Warrant 1: declawing isn't just to protect furniture
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should not be legal to declaw your cat
Reason: My cats were able to jump on furniture and use their litter box with the pain patch the vet gave them which then falls of on it's own after a few days.
Warrant 0: after the initial healing, cats are unlikely to experience pain that will be untreated
Warrant 1: after the initial healing, cats are likely to experience pain that will be untreated
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should not be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawing your cat can understandably lead to them failing to cover their waste.
Warrant 0: it's helpful to inspect their stools to make sure they're healthy
Warrant 1: it's not helpful to inspect their stools to make sure they're healthy
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It should not 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 do not need their claws for protection
Warrant 1: domestic cats who are kept indoors still need their claws for protection
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It should not be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawing cats is inhumane and unnecessary.
Warrant 0: life shouldn't be inhumane and unnecessary
Warrant 1: life is also inhumane and unnecessary
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should not be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawing is barbaric.
Warrant 0: barbarism has no place in pet ownership
Warrant 1: barbarism has a place in pet ownership
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should not be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawing your cat can understandably lead to them failing to cover their waste.
Warrant 0: cats can use the bathroom outside, just as well as they can inside
Warrant 1: cats can't use the bathroom outside, just as well as they can inside
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It should not be legal to declaw your cat
Reason: Making declawing illegal would limit options for cat owners and lead to less homes for cats.
Warrant 0: more people are qualified to own cats
Warrant 1: less people are qualified to own cats
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should not be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawing is really amputating the toe, forcing the cat to walk on their phlanges, which are not meant to be fully weight bearing.
Warrant 0: pet rights are deemed more important than human comfort
Warrant 1: human comfort is deemed more important than pet rights
Correct warrant: 1