BuzzFeed - Almost 30,000 people in the U.K. have signed a petition asking lawmakers to formally ban the practice. A petition to ban ear piercing for children is blowing up in the United Kingdom, with almost 30,000 people signing it in a week. Preda Bogdan / Getty Images The campaign was started by a woman named Susan Ingram on the website 38 Degrees. Ingram says she believes ear piercing is a form of "child cruelty," and asks the U.K. minister for children and families, Edward Timpson, to take up the cause. "Severe pain and fear is inflicted upon infants unnecessarily," the petition states. "It serves no purpose other than to satisfy the parent's vanity. Other forms of physically harming children are illegal â this should be no different." Ingram writes she wants Timpson to set a minimum age requirement for piercings. BuzzFeed News has contacted both Ingram and Timpson for comment. Preda Bogdan / Getty Images Pretty soon, the campaign caught the attention of lawmakers. Mark Tami, a m
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