2025 House Bill 5208

Animals: cats; certain medical procedures for declawing a cat; prohibit.

A bill to prohibit certain medical procedures for declawing a cat; and to prescribe civil sanctions.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5208 and 5209 would ban non-therapeutic cat declawing in Michigan, allowing the procedure only when medically necessary and imposing penalties to protect animal welfare.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 4, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Stephanie Young (D-16) and 14 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Dylan Wegela (D-26), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Kelly Breen (D-21), Natalie Price (D-6), Jason Morgan (D-23), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Julie Brixie (D-73), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Jasper Martus (D-69), Regina Weiss (D-5), Joseph Aragona (R-60) and Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture