Bribery Allegations Unravel Wool
Industry
An
exposé of an Australian wool industry representative allegedly
offering a bribe to a Swedish activist to encourage her not to
speak out about the cruelty in Australia's sheep industry has gone
to air in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark, and is soon to be
aired in Germany. Retail heavyweights throughout Europe have
responded to the ensuing consumer outrage at the cruelty of
mulesing, 'ultra-fine wool', and live exports by instigating
boycotts ... a reminder that it is the power of informed consumer
choice that will free animals from cruel treatment.
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What you can do:
The
most powerful message each of us can send to the wool industry is
that caring consumers and community members will not support animal
cruelty. If you choose to buy wool products, enquire of the
retailer whether the wool is ethically sourced (from sheep that are
not mulesed—as a minimum!).
Show Australia's decision makers that it's not only the
international public that are appalled by the Australian wool
industry's cruel treatment of animals. Use the following key points
to compose a letter to the editor of your local
paper:
- I am writing regarding the recent outrage throughout Europe over the Australian wool industry's continued cruel treatment of animals.
- Mulesing, which involves cutting skin from the backside of an animal without pain relief is cruel and outdated.
- Whilst the Australian wool industry continues to mules sheep, factory farm sheep for 'ultra-fine' wool and export live animals, they taint Australia's international reputation.
- Even the Swedish Agricultural Minister has urged consumers to boycott Australian wool.
- In the past the Federal Government has unquestionably backed the wool industry.
- It's time for the Australian government and the wool industry to wake up to the fact that Australians and the international public alike, will not tolerate animal cruelty.
Take Action!Photos See also:
Danes flock to join Aussie wool ban
Call for federal intervention on wool boycott
Wool trader calls for AWI chairman to step down
Mulesing is a painful procedure in which skin is removed from the
backsides of lambs in an attempt to combat flystrike.
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