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New mulesing status category good for transparency in wool: RSPCA
Friday, 23rd July 2021
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 t
National Wool Declaration review leaves animal welfare and consumer choice behind
Tuesday, 31st March 2020
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
Monday, 2nd September 2019
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.
