mulesing

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Pink is urging shoppers to boycott the country's wool over the practice of "mulesing," reports the BBC.

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  • Kukdong is opposed to Australian wool farmers 'use of the controversial technique of mulesing and has joined retail giants Nike, Gap, Marks & Spencer, Hugo Boss, Abercrombie & Fitch, Timberland, —  Daily Telegraph | Top Stories
  • "We are looking into suppliers in other countries where mulesing does not happen, and we will look at Australian wool again once mulesing has stopped." —  Daily Telegraph | Top Stories
  • The Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has pledged to phase out mulesing by 2010 but as the deadline approaches there have been moves to not adhere to the deadline. —  Daily Telegraph | Top Stories
  • PETA has vowed to keep up the anti-mulesing campaign. —  Daily Telegraph | Top Stories
  • "From Europe and North America to Asia, companies the world over are opposed to mulesing and taking their business outside Australia," PETA corporate affairs director Matt Prescott said. —  Daily Telegraph | Top Stories
 

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