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Additional flystrike funding a good step towards ending mulesing
RSPCA Australia has today welcomed a new funding commitment from the wool industry for initiatives aimed at breeding flystrike-resistant sheep — a move that will help eliminate the need for painful
Wool talks are the time to commit to end mulesing
RSPCA Australia has again urged the wool industry to demonstrate leadership, meet community expectations and commit to ending mulesing, following a government and industry roundtable this week.
New mulesing status category good for transparency in wool: RSPCA
RSPCA Australia has welcomed the new requirement for wool growers to declare sheep freeze branding on the National Wool Declaration from January 2022 – a move that will increase transparency in the
National Wool Declaration review leaves animal welfare and consumer choice behind
The RSPCA has today expressed its disappointment in the outcome of the National Wool Declaration review, saying it leaves wool-buying customers and consumers in the dark about industry prac
Wool industry promotion of steining as solution to mulesing premature: RSPCA
The RSPCA is concerned that recent promotion of the ‘steining’ method of preventing flystrike in sheep fails to address the animal welfare concerns associated with this method.
