i don't have anything against it. IF it is done properly and the owner does the proper after care. i think if you are going to have the surgery done, but not do the after care it's pointless and a waist of money and pain for the dog that didn't need to be done. i had Jake's ears cropped. he wasn't in a lot of pain and it didn't faze him a bit. i do plan on cropping my next dane too.