[DouglasKC]

so ... lemme get this straight... it is “cruel” to pierce the ears or tail of a kitten... but it is just fine to pierce a baby’s ears?

That was my thought exactly. If you object to baby or child piercings you're told to shut up and mind your own business. But somehow cat piercings are something so horrible that it dictates that you take kittens away from someone practicing it? Beam me up Scotty!

[denydenydeny]

If you object to baby or child piercings you're told to shut up and mind your own business.

I ususally hear, "It's a [insert ethnic group] thing, you wouldn't understand."