AUSTRALIA’S MERINO WOOL INDUSTRY IS SLOWLY TURNING AWAY FROM CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE OF MULESING
March 18th, 2024
Despite its size, Australia's wool sector is having to pay attention to animal welfare concerns among increasingly ethical consumers – and as a result, the practice of mulesing poses growing risk for sales. The country supplies 22.1% of the world’s clean wool and 70% apparel wool globally according to the latest 2023 annual report from the Sydney-based Sheep Sustainability Framework. Overall, there are 78.75 million sheep in Australia, surpassing its human inhabitants by a factor of three (1).
So, the practice of mulesing affects a lot of sheep. Started by ...
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