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Down Under
Pink and PETA take on Aussie wool industry
2006-12-21
Note that PETA doen't take on the Aussie Eid-sheep-for-sacrifice-supplying industry...
Pop singer Pink has set her sights on the Australian wool makers calling for a boycott because of perceived sheep cruelty, and The Daily Telegraph reports that Treasurer Peter Costello has slammed her right back over her campaign against the wool industry.

Animal rights activists are calling for consumers worldwide to boycott products made with Australian wool because of their controversial "mulesing" technique

The Daily Telegraph reports that Costello claims Pink "knew nothing about mulesing, let alone Australian farmers." "I don't know if Pink is an expert on the sheep industry,'' Said Costello to reporters.
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#8  And somehow, this just begs to be all tied in with celebrities, fur, limosines, upskirt photos....and all in the name of saving (the other) wool.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2006-12-21 14:41  

#7  "Pink also calls for the banning of sheep exports to other countries, especially exports of sheep to the Middle East. The graphic video shows footage of sheep being beaten, having their throats slit and worse."

WhoaaaÂ…for second there I thought she was talking about how they treat their wives and boys without chin whiskers.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2006-12-21 11:29  

#6  Wooly thinking.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2006-12-21 10:57  

#5  Pink also calls for the banning of sheep exports to other countries, especially exports of sheep to the Middle East.

Sheep, goats and camels; now that's diversity...
Posted by: Raj   2006-12-21 10:50  

#4  PETA has effectively killed the desire for celebrities to publicly wear furs, the recent Christina Ricci fur coat incident is proof of this.

Oh. They say that like I'm supposed to know what it was.
Anybody?
Posted by: tu3031   2006-12-21 10:14  

#3  My money's on the Aussies.
Posted by: mojo   2006-12-21 10:09  

#2  Hmm. Maybe an Australian wool sweater for the wife's Christmas present.
Posted by: Jonathan   2006-12-21 09:49  

#1  mulesing is pretty extreme but its better than blowfly, just let the farmers get onwithit fergawdsake
Posted by: pihkalbadger   2006-12-21 06:31  

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