What do you say to the people who give you flak for cropping and docking?

[mainbutter]

I hate those people who think cropping & docking is bad! The cutting and shaping of the tail and ears goes way back in history... After so long of a certain type of dog getting its ears cropped and tail docked, its become tradition And you should never break a tradition

Tradition, like slavery, voting rights, dictatorships, torture, among other things?

I don't really give a hoot about tradition. Doing something just because it has been done before isn't very logical.