Thursday, July 10, 2014

PETA: There's No Such Thing as Humane Wool - Undercover Video

Hidden-camera video shot during an undercover investigation of sheep shearing in Australia and the U.S. has revealed what the animal rights organization PETA says is evidence of widespread animal abuse, including kicking, stomping, and gaping wounds to skin, ears and penises inflicted by clippers. “PETA's in-depth investigations show that—no matter how much anyone might wish it to be so -- there is no such thing as ‘humane’ wool,” said Daphna Nachminovitch, a top official at PETA, who added that her group is asking consumers not to wear clothes made of the fabric. “The industry is infested with violence and PETA documented cruelty in nearly every shearing shed that we entered.” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals also said that it believed specific U.S. companies had probably purchased wool produced by the ranches visited by investigators in Australia and the U.S, but NBC News was not able to establish that any of the named companies had bought wool sourced directly from those ranches...more

Here is the PETA video:

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