ChoyMai wrote:Tara, perhaps you are correct when you say mulesing is cruel. However as a bloke who has had to deal with my fair share of fly blown sheep I reckon I can say that I'd prefer you flay the skin off my ass rather than be eaten alive by maggots...........Sorry but it's no fun for the sheep either way!MissTara wrote:Australia is just as bad with our live animal export.
Sheep from Australia are slaughtered in the Middle East after enduring grueling journeys on extremely crowded, disease-ridden ships. The voyage can last weeks, and the sheep can be exposed to all weather extremes.
Many sheep fall ill or starve to death because they are unused to the pellet food provided onboard. Lame sheep are trampled, unable to lift their faces from the feces-laden floors. The extremely crowded conditions and heat stress can lead to diseases such as conjunctivitis ("pink eye") and salmonellosis.
And have you heard of Mulesing?
Australian ranchers perform a barbaric procedure called "mulesing," in which they force live sheep onto their backs, restrain their legs between metal bars, and, often without any painkillers whatsoever, carve huge chunks of skin away from the animals' backsides or attach attach vise-like clamps to their flesh until it dies and sloughs off. Both procedures are terribly painful.
Cruelty to animals makes me sick, but sadly it's not isolated to Asian Countries.
Agreed ChoyMai, I've also dealt with fly blown sheep in the past and its horrible to see the sheep suffer like that. Its and extreme preventative measure but better for the sheep in the long run.