>I see no diference to this than clipping a dogs tail or cropping their ears,<
Those procedures are done by a licensed veterinarian.
Oh here we go with the old licenced vet BS. When we castrated pigs we did it with a razor blade and a spray bottle of iodine. Them purdy dobermans really are born with long tails and floppy ears. Here is my point, I may not agree with the practice of piercing a cats ear but I damn sure do not want it to be illegal.I would not want to see someone arrested or go to jail over it either.