Whatever you do, don't take my finger!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

CP, I want to thank you for addressing this in thread. It's been brought to my attention how my post was received and I appreciate the opportunity to set this right. Editting the original post seemed dishonest, so I'm happy to clear up any misunderstanding this way. I hope this post has done that.

No problem. I just didn't want the confusion to continue.

Missed this before:

Originally Posted by €

So is beating my dog/cat, which causes pain the same as surgery?

Is allowing my dog/cat to go through the pain of childbirth inhumane?

Perhaps humane/inhumane is something more than just surgery/pain?

You misunderstand my point. My contention is with those that say that one surgery is different from another when it comes to being humane/inhumane, and I take issue with that. I'm not saying that surgery is inhumane - in fact, I said above that I support spaying and neutering.

Simply put:
Bad argument: "Declawing is inhumane because you are putting a creature through pain."
Good argument: "Declawing is inhumane because you are putting a creature through pain only to benefit YOU."

Originally Posted by NA

Why. Or, why are you still doing it?

Originally Posted by me

I see it as a connection with my cultural past.
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I do not believe that it causes more harm than not getting it done, if it's done correctly.