Thread: declaw or not declaw?

Declawing Cats Alternatives, Problems, Pros and Cons
Declawing Cats: Far Worse Than a Manicure : The Humane Society of the United States
http://www.declawing.org/
There are many more sites that deal with declawing and alternatives.

The paw pads are apparently cut in half to remove the last joint of each toe. The pads are the part that the cat walks on, this changes the way they walk. From the things I've read, it also changes their behavior. For instance: they get declawed, then they try to use the litter box, it hurts when pawing at the sand/other material, they then associate the litter box with bad things and no longer use it. One of many behavioral changes I've read about.