Cats are adorable but they can cause havoc – here's why they claw

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Cats use their claws the way we use our fingers. They use them to explore and to express emotions, mainly interest and stress. As they have scent markers in their paws, they also claw in order to mark or claim objects.

Asking a cat not to claw is like asking a toddler not to touch. It just can’t be done. And as cat claw systems are part of the finger, declawing an animal is like cutting the fingers off a toddler. This is why cat lovers condemn it and why it’s illegal in so many countries. It’s viciously cruel.