Mulesing
A new generation of breeders
Weekly Times Brian Clancy | October 31, 2011 If the prices paid for Merino rams this season are any guide, the trend is back to big wool cuts. But there is also more, according to South Australian stud breeder Andrew … Continue reading
Wool declaration mistakes ‘innocent’
Rural Press BY TERRY SIM |18 Oct, 2011 03:30 AM A TREND among Australian woolgrowers of incorrectly declaring their sheep as not mulesed was “innocent”, according to AWEX quality and technical manager Dr Kerry Hansford. On-farm inspections by AWEX between … Continue reading
Patagonia pushes traceability
Rural Press TERRY SIM 27 Aug, 2011 OUTDOOR clothing company Patagonia gave its full support for wool traceability and unmulesed wool production at the Merino2020 conference in Wagga Wagga last week. While outlining the development of the company’s NewMerino® … Continue reading
British Retail Consortium policy
The British Retail Consortium have indicated that they were misrepresented in the article written by Brian Clancy of the Weekly Times dated 11/8/2011. Below is their stated policy. British Retail Consortium (BRC) members are committed to sourcing wool and woollen … Continue reading
UK heat off mulesing
Weekly Times | Brian Clancy August 10, 2011 BRITISH retailers are no longer telling Australian wool growers to stop mulesing. But they want to be informed of what practices are being used on farms, in an effort to appease animal … Continue reading
Ludwig’s social licence
Weekly Times Brian Clancy | June 24, 2011 WHETHER it was thought up by Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig or the Government, “social licence” is on the farming agenda. Senator Ludwig referred to a social licence when questioned last week … Continue reading
Wool must heed live-trade warning
Weekly Times June 20, 2011 ANIMAL welfare concerns can erupt at any time, writes BRIAN CLANCY Memo to wool producers. Beware the power of public perception. Wool can’t afford to be caught napping like the live cattle export industry was … Continue reading
PETA targets tourists in shocking mulesing
The Australian Kate Midena April 7, 2011 – PETA launches graphic mulesing video – Campaign targets Aussie sheep farmers – Urges tourists to ‘take action immediately’ ANIMAL rights group PETA have launched a gruesome video campaign warning tourists of the … Continue reading
Naked Truth on PETA
Weekly Times Editorial So, it has come to this. 30 March 2011 PETA, that great moral crusader of our time, has been exposed as nothing more than a grubby porn peddler. It is time for People for the Ethical Treatment of … Continue reading
PETA peddles porn
Weekly Times Leslie White 30 March 2011 Then People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – Australian wool growers’ harshest critic – has just the thing for you: a free picture of model Vida Guerra naked for each donation of … Continue reading