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I thought I'd post my experience with landlords and declawing in case this helps anyone. I'm about to move apartments and had all but signed the lease when my new landlord sent me the pet rules, which stated that declawing was mandatory. I sent a polite email back explaining that my cat fulfilled all the other requirements (spaying, vaccinations, etc.), was well-trained to only use her scratchers, and that I was willing to take full responsibility for any damage that she did if he would waive the declawing requirement. I also sent a link to an article explaining how cruel declawing is and how declawed cats can be more destructive than clawed cats if inappropriate elimination were to occur. Thankfully, my landlord agreed to waive the declaw requirement.
I suspect a lot of landlords are simply uneducated about declawing and/or have those policies in place from back in the day when declawing used to be the standard. But a polite letter never hurts (ideally before signing the lease or adopting a cat) and in this case it worked out. And hopefully, the landlord now knows more about declawing and won't require it of future tenants.
I suspect a lot of landlords are simply uneducated about declawing and/or have those policies in place from back in the day when declawing used to be the standard. But a polite letter never hurts (ideally before signing the lease or adopting a cat) and in this case it worked out. And hopefully, the landlord now knows more about declawing and won't require it of future tenants.