The Latest: Proposed cat declawing ban passes NY Legislature

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the New York legislature’s votes on ban on declawing cats (all times local):
4:50 p.m.
New York’s Legislature has passed a bill that would make the state the first in the U.S. to ban cat declawing operations.
The bill would subject veterinarians to $1,000 fines for performing the procedure, which involves amputating a cat’s toes back to the first knuckle.
It now heads to the desk of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He hasn’t said whether he&rsquo