I was in Joann's, waiting in line to have my fabric cut. There was a lady that came to pick up all the cardboards that once held fabric around them. I just casually mentioned, you must be getting those for stash organizing. NO, wrong!! They are to be scratching stations for her eight cats.
In all seriousness, declawing is like having someone cut all your fingers off at the first bone from the tip. I also read up on it, and what I find most uncommodating, is that when the cat walks, it totally throws off their whole body posture, and they will end up with all kinds of joint and arthritis issues more so over time than a cat that is left normal. It is not normal position or posture to walk with this much "length" taken away from their front legs.