Its well established that declawing is cruel. So cat owners such as myself have had to put up with clicked clothing, ruined sofas and playful yet painful scratches as a matter of course.
However a new company has created an invention - Soft Claws. They are “vinyl nail caps that glue on to your cat's claws, it covers the claw tips so no damage occurs when your cat scratches” according to the website www.spuk.com
Firstly I cant imagine that my cat would ever stay put for me to apply these things. Furthermore, doesn’t it seem a tad cruel to glue artificial parts onto your cat?
If you don't want cats scratching things then don't get a cat.
You beat me to it. Thats the first thing I thought.
Everyone knows cats scratch things, if you dont want your stuff scratched dont get a cat there are plenty of other clawless animals....like fish
If it doesnt harm/hurt/distress the cat in anyway I wouldnt deem it to be cruel necessarily, although I feel the procedure is silly. When you take on an animal, you should be able to accept the pros and the cons of keeping that animal as a pet, if you cant, you shouldnt get it.
Ps: When I say 'you' I dont mean the OP, I mean people in general
Cats use their claws for climbing, traction, scratching etc. They are all important, putting those stupid things on their nails are hindering them so yes it is cruel.
Some people buy a cat acknowledging that they will scratch. However 'Soft Claws' could take away that problem. I'm just not certain that they are humane.
I have a dog and he barks a hell of a lot, sure it's annoying but it's natural. So is a cat having claws, and if people are buying cats and puting those things on because they can't stand them scratching then they aren't the right people to be owning cats.