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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) -- A bipartisan proposal would make it illegal for Ohio cat owners to have their cats' claws surgically removed or disabled.

Ohio Senate Bill 252, introduced Sept. 5 by state Sens. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, and Hearcel Craig, D-Columbus, would ban the procedures, unless a veterinarian deems them to be necessary.

De-clawing procedures involve amputating a portion of a cat's paw, partially amputating its digits, removing phalange bones from a cat's claw or severing or modifying tendons in a cat's limbs or paws so its claws don't function properly, according to the bill.

The rule would not apply to procedures that trim the husks of nonviable claws or place non-permanent caps on a cat's claws, or procedures that a veteri

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