Did you mayhaps mean one of these? molesting, mulching, mulling, musing
Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of mules.
Examples
“Most commercial wool is cruelly harvested through a process call mulesing which takes chunks of sensitive skin along with the wool.”
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“Pink is urging shoppers to boycott the country's wool over the practice of "mulesing," reports the BBC.”
“Online reports that the pop singer will team up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, in order to begin a boycott against the Australian wool industry because of the fact that farmers there practice "mulesing," where the skin is cut from around the rear ends of sheep to prevent fly infestations.”
“• Controversial practise of 'mulesing' set to continue • Next and M&S voice their”
“Photograph: Paul A. Souders/Corbis fashion retailers are threatening to boycott A.stralian wool from sheep farmers who use the controversial practice of "mulesing" amid animal cruelty concerns.”
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“And they're breeding out the need for mulesing as fast as they can.”
“You'd of course be aware of reports in, in some newspapers of, suggesting inappropriate conduct by an Australian industry association, in respect of the mulesing issue.”
Press Conference, Perth - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs
“Concerns have also been raised about imports of lamb and mutton from Australia, where mulesing - cutting away the woolly skin around the buttocks to prevent pests breeding - is common., the trade body for organic farmers, has raised concerns that imported organic pig and poultry meat often comes from countries with lower organic standards than those it sets in the UK.”
“PETA says if the government sets up a timeline to solve the mulesing issue by using”
“A top executive of the world's largest retail trade association is in Australia to see how soon woolgrowers can end the contentious practice of mulesing.”
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Against Nature
Inspired by the creepy decadence of Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans.
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Everything sheep, from Artiodactyla to zodiac.
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frindley Mulesing might be bad, but flystrike is a hundred times worse. The name is somewhat misleading: when I first encountered the term as a child, I imagined bothersome flies buzzing around a sheep's butt. But flystrike is when those flies lay eggs and those eggs hatch and maggots begin to invade and eat away at the sheep's necrotic nether regions. Truly disgusting, gives prolonged pain, and is ultimately fatal. So one can't blame farmers for trying something, although a kinder method than mulesing would be infinitely preferable and I'd support the measures to have the technique replaced.
On the other hand, it's also been argued that the breeding programs that have encouraged the wrinkliness in the Merino breed (more skin surface = more wool) has led to an increased risk of flystrike that other breeds don't face. And perhaps breeding for less wrinkliness needs to be a part of the long-term solution. With some breeds you can get by with crutching, which involves shaving wool from the vulnerable area under the tail, but not removing skin or making incisions.
Finally, the pictures that are currently loading above are puzzling: mulesing is banned on sheep over one year old and normally lambs are mulesed a few weeks after birth. The pictures show much older sheep and therefore a much more extensive operation. Apr 23, 2008
bilby Probably about to be outlawed. Apart from being quite cruel, it's also not very effective.
Doesn't improve singing at all. Apr 23, 2008
sionnach Mulesing is the surgical removal of strips of wool-bearing wrinkle skin from around the breech of a sheep. Mulesing is common practice in Australia as a way to reduce the incidence of flystrike on Merino sheep in regions where flystrike is common. Apr 23, 2008