Animal Concerns News Service
Australia wool industry will not bow to boycotts
2008-11-20 21:08:48
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's $2.2 billion wool industry rejected calls on Thursday to immediately stop a "barbaric" practice of cutting away loose skin from sheep to stop maggots, saying there was no workable alternative.
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