Khloé Kardashian has been condemned by an animal advocacy group after revealing she declawed her two cats.
The reality star, 41, expressed deep regret over her decision to declaw her two Russian Blue cats – Gray Kitty and Baby Kitty – on the latest episode of her podcast, Khloé in Wonder Land.
A law making the controversial procedure largely illegal in the state of California – where Kardashian lives with her cats – went into effect earlier this year.
Now a representative from PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – has issued a scathing response to Kardashian’s ‘mistake’ in an exclusive statement with The Daily Mail.
‘At least Khloe Kardashian knows now that amputating cats’ toes at the joint leaves them with lifelong misery and pain and robs them of their natural ability to stretch, climb, and defend themselves,’ PETA Senior Vice President of Cruelty Investigations’ Daphna Nachminovitch told The Daily Mail.
‘Cats need scratching posts and regular nail trims, not mutilation surgeries done purely for human convenience. PETA urges everyone to avoid Khloe’s mistake and let cats keep the claws they were born with.’
Khloé Kardashian has been condemned by an animal rights advocacy group after revealing she declawed her two cats
Kardashian revealed she had declawed her cats on the latest episode of her podcast
The controversial surgical procedure involves surgically removing a cat’s claw and distal phalanx of every toe – and the last bone in every toe – so that the nail doesn’t regrow.
It has been compared to cutting off someone’s toes or fingers, with side effects including loss of balance, back ache and stress.
Last year, a bill proposing the banning of declawing – with an exception made for ‘therapeutic’ purposes – was passed in the state of California, according to CBS News. It went into effect on January 1, 2026.
Kardashian opened up about the behavioral problems she had been having with her cats lately on her podcast – and why she believes their troubles stem from the procedure.
‘I was really misadvised about getting my cats declawed. I’ve never owned cats before. I didn’t even know that was a thing,’ she said.
‘I feel really, really terrible that I did go in this direction. I feel like that’s why my cats are miserable and it was at my doing.’
‘My cats wear Air Tags. They’re not allowed to even go near a door. I’m so afraid if they get out, because they have no way to defend themselves. They lost their protection tools. So it makes me sad.’
Despite her deep remorse, commenters shamed Kardashian for putting her cats through the ‘cruel’ procedure.
A representative from PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – has issued a scathing response to Kardashian’s ‘mistake’ in an exclusive statement with The Daily Mail
Khloe has two Russian Blue cats, Grey Kitty and Blue Kitty
The reality star’s two cats had been acting out as of late, and she believes her declawing may be to blame
Despite her deep remorse, fans shamed Khloe for her decision
‘I cannot believe you got your cats declawed. That is so beyond inhumane and makes me so sad,’ one commenter said.
‘Declawed!??? Poor babies that is soo cruel. This should be illegal,’ another posted.
‘You should be ashamed of yourself for not researching what declawing does to cats. Is it that hard to google a procedure before agreeing to it? Do you just have blind faith in what people tell you? You’re going to the wrong vet, this practice is unethical,’ another posted.
‘declawing a cat is INHUMANE…. educate yourself before making these kinds of decisions. That is INSANE. So sad for the cats,’ she said.
The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for Kardashian for comment but have not yet heard back.
This is not the first time Kardashian has faced heat over her cats.
In 2024, she was accused of using FaceTune on Grey Kitty’s photo with the feline appearing to have ‘blurred’ whiskers and a different eye color.
A PETA staffer told The Daily Mail exclusively, ‘PETA urges everyone to avoid Khloe’s mistake and let cats keep the claws they were born with’
Khloe expressed deep regret over the decision to declaw, telling listeners, ‘I feel really, really terrible that I did go in this direction’
One fan wrote: ‘Even the pets aren’t safe’ with a second typing: ‘even the cat got work done’.
A third penned: ‘In other pics the eyes are bright green, these eyes are turquoise blue!’ while another wrote: ‘You can see the inconsistencies and blurs on the whiskers.’
Others wrote: ‘This is a Russian blue. I have 2. They are very very beautiful cats but they don’t look like this’, ‘Did she FaceTune off the whiskers ??’ and ‘these damn beauty standards are getting out of hand.’
Others complimented the cat writing: ‘Omg your cat does not look real and ‘That cat is so cute, it looks animated ngl’
