Seriously? You'll needlessly amputate parts of a cat just because it used its claws?

Yes, I do. It won't be clawing my furniture or me, thank you

Then don't get cats. Also, maybe you should consider cutting the ends off your fingers. Fingernails can be nasty things, you know.

It hurts the cat a lot more than you realize. You can train a cat to use a scratching post instead of your furniture and not to use its claws while playing. If you don't want to put up with training the cat, then just don't get one. Declawing doesn't just remove the claws, but the first knuckle as well. It can lead to pain when walking and using the litter box and it changes the cat's posture. Cats are also very good at hiding pain so many people don't even realize it hurts them.

Keep in mind after a certain age they won't even declaw the cat. I for one use kitty caps on my cat. They don't hurt me or my cat it's a win win.

Yeah they just chew your shit.

Dogs will jump in the water, then jump in the bed while still wet, then take a shit on the carpet.

Cats never ripped a giant hole in my leg though.

My dogs and cats have never done any of those things. Sounds like not enough training effort was placed in your pets.

at least having a toaster in your life wouldn't be a nuisance

I still don't know how to use a toaster.