| An almost painless alternative to mulesing for sheep could be on the market within the next three to four years. |
|
| Let us look at what happened to the Australian meat industry when it was discovered by consumers overseas that farmers were mulesing their sheep. |
|
| The practice of mulesing involves the removal of a sheath of skin from around the breech of the sheep, to prevent the wet wool from becoming fly blown. |
|
| I'm aware of some farmers who have already stopped mulesing. |
|
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sustains that between 20 and 40 percent of Australian wool comes from producers who do not practice mulesing. |
|
| The welfare and rights of animals have attracted a lot of attention recently, with the heated debate over the mulesing of sheep and the live animal export trade. |
|
| However AWI has initiatives underway to develop better flystrike prevention and control, including viable alternatives to surgical mulesing. |
|
