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 legal to declaw your cat
Reason: The decision to declaw a cat should be left up to owner and vet.
Warrant 0: a good owner wouldn't want to hurt their cat, but not all owners are good
Warrant 1: a good owner wouldn't want to hurt their cat
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It should be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: People in other countries keep cats as pets and don't practice the barbaric ritual of declawing them.
Warrant 0: each country has different ethics and rituals
Warrant 1: what's ethical is the same across countries
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawed cats have limited ability to protect themselves from an attacker.
Warrant 0: the owner of pets can't protect them and they need to fend off attackers
Warrant 1: the owner of pets can protect them and they don't need to fend off attackers
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It should be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: It is simply as cruel as cutting off the first joint of your fingers.
Warrant 0: it's your choice what you do with your fingers and no one would ever willingly do that
Warrant 1: it's your choice what you do with your fingers
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It should be legal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawed cats live lang happy lives.
Warrant 0: it is against nature to be defenseless, even if happy
Warrant 1: it doesn't matter if their happiness is against nature, even if it leads to to defenselessness
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: My declawed cat was not able to protect himself effectively from an intact cat even though he was able to find alternative methods to try and make do.
Warrant 0: indoor cats face no threat and it is up to a person how cruel and inhumane they want to be
Warrant 1: indoor cats face threats and it is up to a person how cruel and inhumane they want to be
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawing is a crime; instead, people should be educated on proper care and training.
Warrant 0: most people will not go thought the trouble to learn to care for their cat
Warrant 1: most people will better go through the trouble to learn to care for their cat
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should be legal to declaw your cat
Reason: Not wanting to declaw cats is a personal choice, and you can campaign if you want, but it should not be forced on all cat owners.
Warrant 0: people show intelligence when making personal choices
Warrant 1: people don't show intelligence when making personal choices
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It should be legal to declaw your cat
Reason: My compromised immune system means I can only adopt declawed cats.
Warrant 0: people with immune systems shouldn't have cats
Warrant 1: people with compromised immune systems should have cats too
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It should be illegal to declaw your cat
Reason: Declawing cats is inhuman o the animal.
Warrant 0: cats are like human
Warrant 1: cats are not human
Correct warrant: 0