This boycott is finally happening as a result of diligent efforts of activists and organizations all over the world. You can find out more by going to
www.Savethesheep.com
in friendship,
prad
Subject: PETA has announced an international boycott of Australian wool
PETA has announced an international boycott of Australian wool. The announcement comes after multiple protests on three continents, years of campaigning by Australian activists, and repeated warnings to the Australian government to curb the worst abuses of sheep raised for wool. Australia is the largest producer and exporter of wool, accounting for 28 percent worldwide. PETA has been urging the Australian government to ban live sheep exports and mulesing but to no avail.
Mulesing is the cruel procedure whereby Australian farmers mutilate lambs - without any painkillers - by carving chunks of flesh from the animals' backsides in a crude effort to reduce flystrike, even though more sophisticated and humane control methods exist. When they are no longer viable for wool production, millions of frail wool sheep are shipped thousands of miles through all weather extremes, mired in their own waste aboard open-deck, multitiered ships, ending up in the Middle East, where their throats are slit while they are fully conscious. Many sick and injured sheep, treated as mere cargo, are thrown overboard or ground up alive in mincing machines. Last year's Cormo Express disaster captured international headlines as more than 5,000 sheep died at sea.
Prestigious international retailer Abercrombie & Fitch joined the international boycott of Australian wool after PETA contacted the company about the cruelty involved in the Australian wool industry. Abercrombie & Fitch is the first company to pledge not to use Australian wool in any of its garments until both mulesing and live exports are stopped. This has set a precedent in the world that we hope other retailers will quickly follow, ending the needless suffering of sheep who are raised for their wool.
Please write to representatives of Abercrombie & Fitch to thank them for their
commitment to animal welfare:
Michael S. Jeffries, President and CEO
Abercrombie & Fitch
6301 Fitch Path
New Albany, OH 43054
1-866-681-3115
1-614-283-6710 (fax)
Or e-mail A&F .
http://www.abercrombie.com/anf/lifestyles/html/contactus.html
Please also join us in an international boycott of Australian wool, and contact Australian government officials to urge them to immediately end mulesing and the live export of sheep raised for wool in Australia:
The Honourable John Howard
Prime Minister of Australia
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
(02) 6277 7700
(02) 6273 4100 (fax)
primeministers@naa.gov.au
http://www.pm.gov.au/email.cfm
The Honourable Warren Truss, Member of Parliament
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
(02) 6277 7520
(02) 6273 4120 (fax)
W.Truss.MP@aph.gov.au
Click here for PETA's guide to letter-writing:
http://www.peta.org/alert/guide.html
Today, there are so many warm and wonderful alternatives to wool that there's no
need to wear other animals' hair. Click here for some of the great alternatives
and to order our free "Shopping Guide to Compassionate Clothing"!:
http://www.savethesheep.com/alternatives.asp
Check back on www.SaveTheSheep.com in the coming weeks for more information on the campaign and what you can do to help. Thank you for all you do for animals.
All the best,
Matt Rice
Wool Campaign Coordinator
Originally posted by pradtfAre you speaking only of Oz wool, or do you include Tasmania and New Zealand in this? Do all Oz sheep farmers do this? Suerly many treat there animals with respect?
This boycott is finally happening as a result of diligent efforts of activists and organizations all over the world. You can find out more by going to
www.Savethesheep.com
in friendship,
prad
Subject: PETA has announced an international boycott of Australian wool
PETA has announced an international boycott of Australian wool. The announcement ...[text shortened]... Thank you for all you do for animals.
All the best,
Matt Rice
Wool Campaign Coordinator
I raise sheep and goats. I shear them regularly and I know that there is no need for this treatment.
Prad, do you believ that the humane collection of wool is wrong?
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlthis is a very relevent point elven-d-g. is it just me or do other people also feel that there could be alteria motives behind the argument that somehow wearing garments made from a purely renewable resource is in someway exploiting animals. On the musing of young sheep I am no expert, but more well informed people in this area have been quoted as saying that due to the extremely high incidence of 'fly strike' (especially in Australia) it would be cruel not to prevent this. It's a classic case of the lesser of two evils here. Fly stike is where maggots literally eat the sheep alive (from the rear end) On the live sheep export - I totally agree that this practice should be immediately halted WORLD-WIDE, this should not only apply to Australian producers. Finally, it would be a very good thing if people thought as much for their fellow man as they do about animal welfare. I don't just mean the vegetarians 🙂 cheer's and take it easy
Are you speaking only of Oz wool, or do you include Tasmania and New Zealand in this? Do all Oz sheep farmers do this? Suerly many treat there animals with respect?
I raise sheep and goats. I shear them regularly and I know that there is no need for this treatment.
Prad, do you believ that the humane collection of wool is wrong?
Originally posted by easybeatI don't understand why they don't simply dock the tail at birth and then keep the hind end sheared regularly
this is a very relevent point elven-d-g. is it just me or do other people also feel that there could be alteria motives behind the argument that somehow wearing garments made from a purely renewable resource is in someway exploiting animals. On the musing of young sheep I am no expert, but more well informed people in this area have been quoted as saying t ...[text shortened]... s they do about animal welfare. I don't just mean the vegetarians 🙂 cheer's and take it easy
Originally posted by easybeatNobody is advocating that mulesing be eliminated without a more humane alternative being used in its place. No one wants sheep to die from flystrike, but more humane flystrike control methods exist and must be used instead of mulesing. There are many effective and kinder alternatives to skinning animals without any pain relief including using sheep who have been bred to have smooth skin or a bare breach and who are better suited to the hot Australian climate. Other effective alternatives to mulesing include increased monitoring and treating for early signs of flystrike, vaccinations, breeding less susceptible sheep, and blowfly control. Go to http://www.savethesheep.com/report.asp for more information about the current alternatives to mulesing.
this is a very relevent point elven-d-g. is it just me or do other people also feel that there could be alteria motives behind the argument that somehow wearing garments made from a purely renewable resource is in someway exploiting animals. On the musing of young sheep I am no expert, but more well informed people in this area have been quoted as saying t ...[text shortened]... s they do about animal welfare. I don't just mean the vegetarians 🙂 cheer's and take it easy
But even if there were no alternatives to skinning animals to prevent flystrike, there is no excuse for animal abuse! If mutilating lambs without pain killers is what it takes to raise Merino sheep in Australia, then people shouldn’t be raising these sheep in Australia or in regions where blowflies are a problem. There are fine wool breeds or crossbreeds other than Merinos that could be used.
Sincerely,
Sangeeta
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlAlthough other countries do practice mulesing and live export, PETA has chosen to target Australia because Australia is by far the worst abusers of sheep in the world. Australia produces more Merino wool than any other country and animals who are live exported from Australia suffer the longest during transport to the Middle East. By banning mulesing and live export, the Australian government can eliminate the worst abuses suffered by sheep in the wool industry.
Are you speaking only of Oz wool, or do you include Tasmania and New Zealand in this? Do all Oz sheep farmers do this? Suerly many treat there animals with respect?
Sincerely,
Sangeeta
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlTasmania is part of Australia...New Zealand is separate from Australia, with it's own governing body. Tasmania has a premier, who reports to the PM, as every other state in Australia does.
Are you speaking only of Oz wool, or do you include Tasmania and New Zealand in this?
Originally posted by D43M0NYes, that is what we do. The lamb feels no pain after about half an hour. The same banding is done to castrate the lambs at birth.
They put a rubber ring around the tail, and then, as the lamb grows, the ring tightens, and off falls the tail. To my understanding.
Originally posted by pradtfI do not agree with live export but you have several problems here:
This boycott is finally happening as a result of diligent efforts of activists and organizations all over the world. You can find out more by going to
www.Savethesheep.com
in friendship,
prad
Subject: PETA has announced an international boycott of Australian wool
PETA has announced an international boycott of Australian wool. The announcement ...[text shortened]... Thank you for all you do for animals.
All the best,
Matt Rice
Wool Campaign Coordinator
When they are no longer viable for wool production, millions of frail wool sheep are shipped thousands of miles
Sheep for wool production are a different breed from sheep for meat. So wool sheep are not likely to be exported.
Second, flystrike is a major problem here. Even a city guy like me can comprehend this. However, considerthis question. What is more humane allowing flystrike or removing the tails of sheep before flystrike occurs ??
Finally, it would be a very good thing if people thought as much for their fellow man as they do about animal welfare.
I wonder if as much effort goes towards preventing west african muslims from removing their daughters' clitorises with a knife (and no painkillers) at the age of 8 as has gone into worrying about sheeps bottoms.
If you feel this way, then organize your own organization called PETYMAG (People For The Ethical Treatment of Young Muslim African Girls) and start your own boycotts. Following the "there are more important issues so let's ignore this one" rule will cripple the ability of anyone to do good.
People are trying to help sheep. That is good. If people are hurting girls, then that is bad. Helping these girls would be good too. That doesn't mean helping sheep isn't good.
Originally posted by gumbiei think athousandyoung has answered you well on that.
I wonder if as much effort goes towards preventing west african muslims from removing their daughters' clitorises with a knife (and no painkillers) at the age of 8 as has gone into worrying about sheeps bottoms. 😕
if you do one, it doesn't mean you can't do the other.
and if you don't do the other, it doesn't mean you shouldn't do the one.
in friendship,
prad