The Paw Project (2013)

Powerful

Boring

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

I watched this documentary out of curiosity as to what they had to say about De-clawing but I already had an idea of which side the film was on. The documentary had an agenda of stopping de-clawing and focused on all the horrors, however not all procedures end in horror. I've had cats all my life (my family growing up and my own as an adult). All of our cats have been front de-clawed and none of them have had any problems. If you want to have a trusting documentary you need to fairly represent both sides of the story. I gave the film 5 stars because they represented the one side of things. Maybe someone will write the other side of things one day.

I decided to watch this documentary because I have a couple cats and love all animals and thought it would be informative. Boy did I ever learn about the cruel practise of declawing cats! Several years ago when I got my first cat, I actually considered it briefly because I though it was the " thing to do" if you wanted to protect your furniture. All I can say is thank god I decided against it in the end and didn't think it was necessary or I would have had a lifetime of regret for what I would have done to my poor kitty. I think this documentary has raised many valid points I was not aware of and I think that all cat owners must be made aware of the consequences of declawing and if they viewed this film, they wouldn't be getting their cars declawed, at least most of them with the exception of the few that are brainwashed by their vets into thinking it's the prosper thing to do so that they have a bigger bottom line. That is want it's all about is making money as their is absolutely no other positive aspect of this barbaric procedure!

This is an inspiring yet disturbing documentary of how Veterinarian Jennifer Conrad and other animal advocates overcame the lobbying efforts of the CVMA (Calif. Veterinary Med. Assoc.) and SFVMA (San Francisco Vet. Med. Assoc.) to suppress the truth about the utter cruelty and maiming effect of feline declawing. Dr. Conrad exposes how these organizations don't act as true medical associations but rather as trade associations protecting the economic interests of their members, who can make over a thousand dollars for each declawing procedure. About 25% of the 80 million domestic cats are declawed in the U.S., that is, 20 million declawed cats. 20 million declawed cats can potentially represent $2 trillion @ $1,000, for example. Every developed country except the United States has outlawed cat declawing, but California is now the first state to have a handful of cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, to ban declawing. I rated this 10 out of 10 on IMDb: a very important success of those who are opposed to any kind of cruelty, and one that needs to be built upon, so that one day the U.S. will join the rest of the civilized world in banning this cruel practice.

Try living without your fingertips and walking without toes. That's what this cat documentary says very well. There are over 22 million declawed cats in the US that lead miserable lives thanks to this barbaric mutilation of cats' feet. Want to protect your furniture? This is NOT an option. Several vets and advocates take you thru the process of declawing a house cat or kitten. Not graphic, with many medical scenes done with CGI. For cat lovers and anyone with a heart and compassion for animals, big and small. Also, this movie is a bit of a recruiting film to build awareness about a spreading push to make declawing illegal throughout the country. Got my vote.