I mutilate cats

Both my cats are front-declawed.

I don't see anything wrong with the procedure.

It is related to the fact that I don't see anything wrong with having indoors-only cats. An indoor cat lives longer and is healthier and is not likely to catch diseases, get run over, or harmed by random passersby.

I equate declawing with an appendectomy. Yes, the surgery can hurt, but they give you drugs. And you're removing a bit of anatomy that serves no useful purpose in the current structure.

I am cold-blooded like that.

NOTE: I declawed my cats when they were still kittens. I do not advocate declawing an adult cat.