I've already said where I stand on ear & tail docking, but I did want to add some random stuff about circumcision:
- Adult men who have it done for various reasons say it is excrutiatingly painful, and I believe it probably is for baby boys as well.
- There have been various reasons for circumcision, some timely, some not. Cleanliness is one reason cited. It caught on in Europe way back when because it was thought to discourage masturbation. Doctors often recommend it in areas with high incidence of HIV, since circumcision reduces the risk of STIs.
- One of my friends is a nurse and she is HIGHLY in favor of it. Her reason? She's had to give eighty-year-old men sponge baths! |