What is Live Lamb Cutting?
Live lamb cutting, also known as "mulesing", is a process where farmers cut a chunk of flesh from a lamb's bottom without any pain relief.
Live lamb cutting is a common practice in the wool industry because it breeds sheep to have unnaturally excessive folds in their skin so they grow more wool.
Live lamb cutting is a common practice in the wool industry because it breeds sheep to have unnaturally excessive folds in their skin so they grow more wool.
Why Do Farmers Cut Lambs' Flesh?
The extra skin folds around a sheep's bottom traps urine and feces. This attracts flies which lay eggs that develop into flesh-eating maggots.
Is Live Lamb Cutting Cruel?
Live lamb cutting is typically performed without pain relief and lambs frantically call out and cry in the process.
Farmers will often leave the bloody wound to heal on its own which can take weeks. Ironically, the wounds can still attract flies and maggots and lambs can die when infected wounds go untreated.
A number of international organizations have spoken out against live lamb cutting.
PETA has investigated over 100 facilities around the world, including the ones seen in the video below which shows live lamb cutting. The video was taken in Australia which is where most of the world's wool comes from.
Farmers will often leave the bloody wound to heal on its own which can take weeks. Ironically, the wounds can still attract flies and maggots and lambs can die when infected wounds go untreated.
A number of international organizations have spoken out against live lamb cutting.
PETA has investigated over 100 facilities around the world, including the ones seen in the video below which shows live lamb cutting. The video was taken in Australia which is where most of the world's wool comes from.