No, it's saying that declawing a cat is the same as trimming a dog's claws. It's not saying declawing is bad, it's saying it's not bad.
How did you get that from the comic?
Notice how the kid reacts to declawing? The comic is pointing out that most people [citation needed] CONSIDER declawing to be no worse than trimming.
That's what I took from it too. I saw the comic as against declawing.
I'd say the fact that nobody can agree on what it means cements this cartoon's place here.
Exactly.
No matter the message, it was delivered piss poorly. Not to mention the comic itself is terribly made, too.
For the record, I'm not sure how I view neutering. I do believe it to be necessary because of overpopulation issues with some animals, but at the same time, I'd hate it if some superior being took away my balls just because he didn't want me to create hellspawn with them.
So I guess I view it in "necessary evil" territory. I'm kind of a hippie.