Merino Wool Animal Abuse
Abuse i cant bear to watch another video of sheep being pushed punched kicked and stepped on.
Merino wool animal abuse. This unnatural overload of wool causes many sheep to collapse and even die of heat exhaustion during hot months and the wrinkles collect urine and moisture. Merinos have been bred to have wrinkly skin to produce more wool. Its still practiced in 2018.
About 30 of all wool used worldwide comes from australia where the most commonly raised sheep is the merino. Shearers get paid for their production which encourages rough animal interaction. Most of the worlds wool comes from australia.
In australia where more than 50 percent of the worlds merino woolwhich is used in products ranging from clothing to carpetsoriginates lambs are forced to endure a gruesome procedure called mulesing in which huge chunks of skin are cut from the animals backsides often without any painkillers. Its still practiced in australia where a lot of merino wool comes from. Their coats are so thick that some die of heat exhaustion during hot months.
Per theorys website the farm is deeply committed to both the animals and the earth they produce ethically grown extra fine merino wool from a free roaming herd. It was supposed to be phased out by 2010 but that promise by the wool industry was delayed. Attracted to the moisture flies lay eggs in the folds of skin and the hatched maggots can eat the sheep alive.
Interestingly some manufacturers use cruelty free wool which in addition to animal welfare has advantages for the environment. Information about cruelty in the wool industry. And of course the are many issues with animal fibers.
But organic cotton production still requires a lot of water. Nurturing the farms bio diversity owners julian and annabel von bibra practice environmental stewardship in partnership with the bush heritage and tasmanian land conservancy.