PA pet groomer and "gothic kittens"

[Twisterdog]

I think this is awful, though I feel similar on ear cropping for dogs. It's cosmetic, and the animal has no choice. It's all for what people prefer as a look.

Agreed. And cropped ears take a lot longer to heal and are more painful than a pierced ear, I'm sure.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Whereas this seems unusual and cruel...I don't see this any differently than ear cropping. Its still altering the appearance of the animal needlessly, and painfully. If this woman is going to get raked over the coals for this, I think further evaluation of the practices of ear and tail cropping is in order.

[RICHARD]

Can I be topical for a second?

I do not approve of any cropping, tattoos or mutilation of animals.


Once I was sitting with a cat who's owner was nearby. I commented on the 'tear' the animal had on it's ear.

I wa informed that the 'tear' was put there to identify a feral cat who was neutered/fixed.

Now, this gal was an idiot to do this to these poor animals, but is it any different than marking ferals?


Not to be a smart arse, just wondering!

[blue]

Do parents still pierce the ears of thier newborns/infants?

Side note, a few years ago a lady got hugely fined for piercing the ears of a young faun she took in.

[RICHARD]

Do parents still pierce the ears of thier newborns/infants?

Side note, a few years ago a lady got hugely fined for piercing the ears of a young faun she took in.

That is huge in the MEXICAN community. I guess if it don't hurt ya, it's o.k.

[Karen]

Do parents still pierce the ears of thier newborns/infants?

Side note, a few years ago a lady got hugely fined for piercing the ears of a young faun she took in.

Some parents still do. I once worked at an ear-piercing place/jewelry store. The youngest I ever did a baby was one week old. Her mother explained that she had had hers done as an infant, but her best friend didn't, and her friend was 12 when she was finally allowed to have it done. Her friend was terrified but wanted it done so badly she was crying beforehand, then didn't take good care of them - and wouldn't let her mother touch them, and they got painfully infected.

"I don't want me daughter to go through that," she said. At this age, I can be the one in change of keeping her ears clean, just like the rest of her, and as ALL the women in the family have pierced ears, I know she will want them, too."

The baby was sound asleep, and her mom held her facing forward. The baby's head was tilted on one side, I did that ear, and she just squeaked, didn't even wake up, and tilted her own head the other way. Done!

But is the stupid own who pierced the kitten's scalp gonna be there its whole life to make sure the "earring" is adjusted in length as the kitten grows?

Richard, I think that notching the ear of a feral in a TNR program is actually a good thing. It is done while the cat is "under" for the spay/neuter anyway. And for truly feral kitties, it spares them being caught again and again just to find out its already a "fixed" kitty.

[IRescue452]

Animals scratch their ears with their back legs.

Unaware of the piercings they could rip them out.

Once ripped out they would be in pain and possibly get an infection or just bleed to death if they are small enough.

Therefore, piercing is more cruel than ear notching of strays.