Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project—explains exactly what de-clawing is, confronting head-on what for many is a confusing misnomer by noting that it’s “de-knuckling,” that the de-claw surgery actually involves amputating parts of the cat’s bones.
She discusses the new documentary film, also called “The Paw Project,” which chronicles her work—The Paw Project seeks to educate the public about the perils of feline de-clawing and to end the practice of the declaw surgery—which includes performing reparative surgery on numerous captive big cats who had been declawed, helping relieve their pain of being maimed by and to improve their mobility. The The movie widens out from well-told doc to political thriller of sorts, relating the tale of West Hollywood becoming the first U.S. city to ban declaw surgery, the veterinarians’ trade associations aggressive effort to overturn that ban and help pass a law pre-emptively preventing more such bans, and the race against the clock by several California cities to follow West Hollywood’s lead before the new law took effect. Communities can request screenings of “The Paw Project” at local theaters through www.TUGG.com. A limited theatrical release of the documentary is slated for the Fall in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. (www. pawproject.org www.facebook.com/pawproject)
COMEDY CORNER: Bill Burr’s “Pit Bull” (http://billburr.com)
MUSIC: Rebekah Pulley’s “Talking Animals Theme,” Jimmy Jordan & Regents’ “Albino Bat,” Rolling Stones’ “Monkey Man” instrumentals
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Wilco’s “Spiders (Kidsmoke)”
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