2009 News & Legislative Milestones
December 8, 2009— Burbank -- Anti-declaw ordinance was passed.
Nomvember 30, 2009— Culver City -- Anti-declaw ordinance passed second reading (5-0) at City Council Meeting and will become law.
November 23, 2009— Culver City -- Anti-declaw ordinance passed first reading (5-0) at City Council Meeting.
November 18, 2009— Anti-declaw ordinance is signed by Mayor Villaraigosa and takes in effect on 11/20/2009.
Novmeber 17, 2009— Los Angeles -- Anti-declaw ordinance passes second reading unanimously 14-0.
November 17, 2009— Berkeley -- Anti-declaw ordinance passes second reading unanimously 9-0 and will become law.
Novmeber 9, 2009— Malibu -- A resolution to condemn declawing cats was approved 5-0, but no ordinance was passed.
November 10, 2009— San Francisco voted on declawing ban (second reading). It passed 8-2 and will become law.
November 10, 2009— Berkeley voted on declawing ban. It passed first reading 9-0.
November 10, 2009— Santa Monica City Council, after a second reading, voted to pass the ban on declawing considered on Oct. 27.It passed 5–1 and will become law.
November 5, 2009— Beverly Hills unanimously approved a declaw ban.
October 27, 2009— Santa Monica City Council voted to pass the ban on declawing 6–1. All seven Councilmembers spoke out against declawing for owner convenience and against "packaging" declaw surgery with spaying and neutering. Three non-local CVMA vets and two other persons testified against the ban. About 40 people showed up to support the ban, including five or six local, CVMA-member vets and a representative of HSVMA. Over 20 people testified in favor of a ban. A second reading is scheduled for Nov. 10.
April 8, 2009—Dr. Jennifer Conrad appears on "Talking Animals" radio show on WMNF 88.5 FM.
March 29, 2009—Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode airs. Drs. Jennifer Conrad and Kirk Wendelburg repair the feet of Diablo.
February 3, 2009—Diablo, a six-year-old male tiger from Forever Wild gets paw repair surgery while his sanctuary, Forever Wild gets a facelift from ABC's hit television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The show will air Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 7 PM on ABC.
January 15, 2009—Bobby, the bobcat from Nature Of Wildworks in Topanga, California, gets his paw repaired. His feet were causing him pain and the reason was obvious. He had hammer toes and his pads were cracked and bloody.