Which is Crueler?

For me, declawing the cat. Personally, my cats have tended to get out, and in both areas i have lived, there are usually coyotes around. In fact, my grandmas cat had gotten out and either killed by a coyote or a stray dog, and she was declawed. I felt that if she had her front claws still, she would have had at least a fighting chance of not ending up dead.

That is why i still wont have my cat declawed at all.