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Clips not good enough answer to mulesing
9 May 2008
Animal rights activists say that a proposal by the wool industry to replace mulesing with the use of a plastic clip does not go far enough. The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals group says that the only acceptable solution is breeding "bare-breech" sheep, and that the use of clips is no better than surgical mulesing. The clips are attached to flaps of skin on the rear of the animal which prevents blood flow, causing the skin to fall off after two weeks and leaving a closed scar. PETA says that it will stop pushing for expansion of the boycotts if the wool industry decides not to use the clips.
The West Australian, 9/5/2008
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