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4th Session, 41st Legislature

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Bill 221

THE ANIMAL CARE AMENDMENT ACT (DECLAWING OF CATS)

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Explanatory Note

(Assented to )

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. A84 amended

The Animal Care Act is amended by this Act.

The following is added after

section 5.3 and before the heading for

Part 3:

Elective declawing of cats prohibited

5.4

A veterinarian must not perform a partial digital amputation (commonly known as declawing or onychectomy) on a cat unless they are of the opinion that there exists a veterinary medical reason to perform the procedure.

Coming into force

This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.

Explanatory Note

This Bill amends The Animal Care Act to prohibit a veterinarian from declawing a cat unless, in their opinion, there is a veterinary medical reason to do so.

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