Woman on trial for piercing her...

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

But, piercing a child's ears vs. piercing a cats is different because 99% of all women will choose to get their ears pierced at some point anyway...where as a cat will not. And then there are the issues of making the cat always feel submission or throwing her balance off with the piercings whereas piercing a human's ears has no functional effect.

OK, let's take this a step farther.

It is accepted in our society to pierce our daughters ears when they are young... as decoration. The Chinese will not - if just because of their understanding of accupuncture. Through this study one can come to understand there are points and nerve endings in the ears [as well as other places around your body] that effect other senses and functions in our bodies. Slice through one of those, and it might adversly effect your vision, sense of smell, blood pressure or ability to digest foods properly.

Are you SURE it doesn't effect anything?