European Retailers Come Out Against Australian Wool

H&M which recently pledged to stop buying wool from Australian sources which practice mulesing mutilation (essentially, slicing up sheep’s backsides), has set off a chain reaction throughout Europe: Following H&M’s announcement, 17 other major Swedish retailers have made the same pledge, and a coalition of 31 European retailers have announced that they are considering or have decided to stop using wool from mulesed lambs. On top of all this, 10 Danish retailers have withdrawn their support of mulesing, and the Western Australia Department of Agriculture has announced that it will stop mulesing.

What does this all add up to? The total amount of canceled orders of Aussie wool from Europe as a result of these decisions comes to 550,000 bales of wool. This is a big wakeup call to Aussie wool farmers who continue to mutilate lambs, and a strong message to wool industry executives that their continued refusal to adopt humane practices will directly affect their bottom line. Thanks to PETA for their campaigns, for more info visit www.SaveTheSheep.com

Why I’m Committed?

I’m committed to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) the world’s largest animal rights group since 2005. I came to know PETA through their comic ‘It’s a chicken’s life’ which told me about how chickens suffer in the name of factory farms, till then I was not aware of any thing about PETA, animal rights or animal cruelty. I was an ordinary guy who ate meat, wore leather, went to zoos and circus, and even hunting. I was least bothered about other beings; it was PETA who changed me. Today I’m a proud member, supporter and an activist of this wonderful group.

Till now I have participated in more than six PETA demonstrations, to fight against those who benefit from animal’s sufferings. PETA has always guided me to live a cruelty free life, thanks to Ingrid E. Newkirk who founded this organization. If you need to make a difference in lives of billions of animals, then this is the organization. I always encourage the youths to join the PETA’s youth arm Street Team and spread the message about animal rights.

Here I wanted to tell something about my grandma, Eva who is no long with me. She was big time animal lover who always feeds stray animals and speaks out against animal abuse even at the age of 73. She was also a member of PETA and always supports my activism. She likes to come over to see how I protest during our PETA demonstrations. Being a writer who does loads of searches on the internet, I always make sure that I use www.GoodSearch.com every time to raise money for my favorite organization. I also visit PETA’s blog ‘The PETA Files’ everyday to keep myself updated about the animal rights movement. It gives me a tremendous feeling of satisfaction whenever I volunteer for PETA. The rights movement always grows bigger, stronger and we will always win to bring animal liberation.

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