Did PETA Really Sue Aussie Sheep Shearers For Cussing At Sheep?
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The following comment was left by a representative of PETA in response to our story about a lawsuit the animal rights organization filed allegedly addressing Australian sheep shearers cursing at sheep:
I swear the media and wool industry seems intent on not letting the truth get in the way of a good story.
If foul language were the worst kind of abuse that sheep in Australian shearing sheds had to endure, then PETA US would not have filed a complaint regarding a sheep farm in New South Wales in the first place.
The fact is that PETA US’s complaint late last year detailed instances in which shearers working at Boorungie Station punched sheep in the face, punched a lamb in the torso, stomped and stood on sheep’s heads and necks, struck them with a pipe and electric clippers until they bled, picked up one sheep by the hind legs and threw her head first through a gate, and crudely stitched up gaping wounds without any pain relief. And yes, one shearer was cursing at the animals as he beat them – but this swearing gets all the coverage? This is far from an isolated case: Investigators visited 19 separate shearing sheds in Australia and observed cruelty in every single one.
It is clearly easier for sheep farmers to make absurd claims than to address the real issue: the pervasive cruelty to vulnerable sheep within the wool industry. Since the wool industry isn’t going to do the right thing, the rest of us can – simply by leaving wool out of our wardrobes and choosing cotton, synthetic fleece and other animal-friendly vegan fabrics.
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