I agree! Cats have claws. It's an essential characteristic. It's part of what makes a cat a cat.
There is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne called "The Birthmark."
It's about a scientist who marries a woman who is perfect in every way except that she has a birthmark on her face which he can't stand the sight of. As the story goes on, the scientist becomes more and more repulsed by his wife's birthmark until he concocts a potion to remove it. The wife drinks it and the birthmark begins to fade but, in the process it also kills her.
The moral of the story (among several) is that the birthmark was an essential characteristic of the woman. Destroying the birthmark means destroying that essential characteristic, thereby destroying the woman.
It's the same with a cat. It's claws are an essential characteristic which, if destroyed, also destroys the cat.
Besides... Owning a cat can be compared to playing rugby.
A person shouldn't step onto a rugby pitch if they don't accept the risk of getting injured.
By extending that logic, a person shouldn't own a cat if they don't accept the risk of getting clawed, once in a while.
There is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne called "The Birthmark."
The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne
www.online-literature.com
It's about a scientist who marries a woman who is perfect in every way except that she has a birthmark on her face which he can't stand the sight of. As the story goes on, the scientist becomes more and more repulsed by his wife's birthmark until he concocts a potion to remove it. The wife drinks it and the birthmark begins to fade but, in the process it also kills her.
The moral of the story (among several) is that the birthmark was an essential characteristic of the woman. Destroying the birthmark means destroying that essential characteristic, thereby destroying the woman.
It's the same with a cat. It's claws are an essential characteristic which, if destroyed, also destroys the cat.
Besides... Owning a cat can be compared to playing rugby.
A person shouldn't step onto a rugby pitch if they don't accept the risk of getting injured.
By extending that logic, a person shouldn't own a cat if they don't accept the risk of getting clawed, once in a while.