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IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
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Passed House
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AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.)
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House • Mar 04, 2025: 03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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Comments on HB 5668
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- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- 03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 28, 2025 | House
- 02/28/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2025)
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- 02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- 02/28/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2025)
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Carolyn MedeirosPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--David BrunettiPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Dennis Tabella, Director, Defenders of Animals, Inc.PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Donna TessierPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Jennifer Conrad, DVM, The Paw ProjectPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Joanne Bourbeau, Humane World for Animals attachmentPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Joanne Bourbeau, Humane World for Animals TestimonyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Leonard Lopes, RI Veterinary Medical AssociationPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Lindsay MelePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Maureen MorsePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Paula BrunettiPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2025--H5668--Stephanie J. Harris, Animal Legal Defense Legislative FundPDF