Declawing is actually an amputation.

[Catherine]

Quote:Why did they do it? They did it for the money. Shame on them.

That's the point isn't it. People asked them to mutilate cats paws and were willing to pay for it. So they did it. 
The basic medical oath starts out with the words "First do no harm". There is no part of a declawing that isn't harmful.

It is like tail docking and ear cropping in dogs. It serves no medical purpose and is cruel. It prevents the animal from exhibiting natural behavior. The vets did it because they were paid to do it.

I hope they develop some integrity and all of them refuse to do cruel unnecessary procedures. 

Better still I hope governments react and pass laws to ban such procedures.