My point was only that it is possible to use hyperbole to make a minor procedure seem like a torture session.
There is good mutilation and there is bad mutilation, but it's still mutilation! We accept spaying and neutering even though they are definitely mutilation because they have overall benefits in terms of fewer animals needing to be euthanized. We don't accept ear cropping and tail docking because they lack benefits. But all the procedures entail risk.