Post by lixxylu on Sept 2, 2005 11:36:15 GMT
STOP BENETTON'S SHEEP WOOL TORTURE
In Australia, lambs are put through a gruesome procedure called mulesing, in which huge chunks of skin are sliced from the animals' backsides, with no painkillers given to the animals. Then, when their wool production declines, sheep are shipped to the Middle East on open-deck ships. These journeys, which can last months, are to countries where animal welfare standards are non-existent. So the suffering sheep are dragged off the ships, loaded into trucks, sometimes upside-down, and then have their throats slit while they are fully conscious.
Although there are alternatives to mulesing and live export, it is because companies like Benetton continue to purchase wool from them that Australian farmers have no incentive to change. Benetton can change this by refusing to purchase wool from Australia, at least until mulesing and live export are stopped.
To find out how you can help encourage Benetton to do the right thing and stop purchasing Australian wool.>>go here >>
www.unitedcrueltyofbenetton.com
to view the video "Australia's Secret Shame."
www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=save_the_sheep
In Australia, lambs are put through a gruesome procedure called mulesing, in which huge chunks of skin are sliced from the animals' backsides, with no painkillers given to the animals. Then, when their wool production declines, sheep are shipped to the Middle East on open-deck ships. These journeys, which can last months, are to countries where animal welfare standards are non-existent. So the suffering sheep are dragged off the ships, loaded into trucks, sometimes upside-down, and then have their throats slit while they are fully conscious.
Although there are alternatives to mulesing and live export, it is because companies like Benetton continue to purchase wool from them that Australian farmers have no incentive to change. Benetton can change this by refusing to purchase wool from Australia, at least until mulesing and live export are stopped.
To find out how you can help encourage Benetton to do the right thing and stop purchasing Australian wool.>>go here >>
www.unitedcrueltyofbenetton.com
to view the video "Australia's Secret Shame."
www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=save_the_sheep
