support anti-declaw legislation and produce a nationwide ban on the practice.

Declawing is a literal amputation of each of the last bones in cats' toes.
Whether, with a scalpel, laser, or other tool, declawing is essentially the same as the removal of a finger at the first knuckle.
Statistics show, declawed cats are more likely to be relinquished. This is due to behavior problems such as biting & litter box avoidance, which occur after declawing.
Declawing a cat to protect a child or immunocompromised person is not recommended by physicians; a declawed cat is more likely to bite.
There are many humane alternatives to declawing. Routine nail trims, appropriate scratching posts, or nail coverings are all simple solutions. Declawing is illegal in much of the rest of the world. It is considered inhumane and characterized as mutilation there, why not in the U.S?