"For big cats, removing the claws is a particularly vicious procedure which causes long-lasting damage," Four Paws said.

Lion has claws AMPUTATED by Palestinian zoo so visitors can 'play' with it ... Four Paws say: "For big cats, removing the claws is a particularly vicious procedure which causes long-lasting damage.

HAMILTON – A mountain lion paw found torn off in a wolf trap has a former houndsman from Darby asking for change in the way the state manages the predator.

Moment lion pounces at five-year-old boy and claws the glass separating them at Edinburgh Zoo. Evan Kennedy, five, was visiting Edinburgh Zoo with family for the first time ...

In the wild, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and most other species use their claws to grab and hold. They use their teeth to kill, either by causing suffocation or by eating their prey alive.

The lion jumped onto him, wrapped it's paws around Kauffman's back and dug in. ... "It was mostly the fact that whenever its claws or teeth sink in, they seem to stay.