Two new animal laws are now in effect in Massachusetts, including one that bans the "inhumane" and "barbaric" declawing of cats.The MSPCA says the procedure leads to serious pain and behavior issues ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday, Oct. 10 banning the declawing of cats in California unless medically necessary. He also signed a number of bills aimed at halting the puppy and pet mill ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Governor Healey approved two new laws this year that help protect pets beginning that go into effect on Tuesday. In Massachusetts, new laws go into effect on a date specified ...

Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have been debating for more than two years whether to ban the practice. Some ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Sen. Lauren Book (D-Broward) filed a new bill intended to protect animals by making it illegal to let a dog be in a driver’s lap or stick their head out of a window in the ...

To the editor: What is barbaric concerning domestic animal practices? (“It’s time to scratch gruesome cat declawing surgery in California,” editorial, June 17) Docking the tails of puppies of certain ...

BOSTON (WBZ) — Cat declawing is now illegal in Massachusetts after Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill Thursday to ban the procedure that many animal advocates call inhumane. Declawing involves taking out ...