An online petition to ban baby ear piercing is taking off in the U.K. The petition, which addresses U.K. Minister of State for Children and Families Edward Timpson, calls for a minimum legal age requirement for ear piercing. "It is a form of child cruelty," writes the petition creator Susan Ingram. "Severe pain and fear is inflicted upon infants unnecessarily. It serves no purpose other than to satisfy the parent's vanity. Other forms of physically harming children are illegal -- this should be ...
An online petition to ban baby ear piercing is taking off in the U.K. The petition, which addresses U.K. Minister of State for Children and Families Edward Timpson, calls for a minimum legal age requirement for ear piercing. "It is a form of child cruelty," writes the petition creator Susan Ingram. "Severe pain and fear is inflicted upon infants unnecessarily. It serves no purpose other than to satisfy the parent's vanity. Other forms of physically harming children are illegal -- this should be ...
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