This group is to raise awareness that mulesing is not inhumane as PETA claims it to be.

WATCH THE VIDEO for more information about flystrike and mulesing.

ALSO watch the video on the website below to see the extent of flystrike.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are campaigning for international companies to BOYCOTT AUSTRALIAN WOOL until the immediate banning of Mulesing.
This is an ignorant demand as they do not understand the effects and the prevalence of flystrike in Australian conditions.

In Australia due to the hot conditions flies are extremely prevalent. Furthermore sheep are an introduced species to Australia and as a result aren't native animals who have had millions of years to evolve to the Australian environment.

MULESING IS NOT INHUMANE. Allowing flystrike to a sheep is! When flystrike occurs, flies attack the rear of the sheep, and then lay eggs and maggots in the flesh.

As a result the sheep experiences a slow and unbearable pain as it is eaten from the inside by maggots.

This is not applicable as in New Zealand the climate is significantly different to Australia so flies aren't as prevalent.

The Australian Wool Industry are currently planning to phase out mulesing by 2010 but for the moment, mulesing is the most efficient form of preventing flystrike. (read less)

This group is to raise awareness that mulesing is not inhumane as PETA claims it to be.

WATCH THE VIDEO for more information about flystrike and mulesing.

ALSO watch the video on the website below to see the extent of flystrike.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are campaigning for international companies to BOYCOTT AUSTRALIAN WOOL until the immediate banning of Mulesing.
This is an ignorant demand as they do not understand the effects and the prevalence of flystrike in... (read more)