Wool info please

[digitalelf]

Hi, I was looking for more information on the evils of wool but the three links available on the community info page are broken and the only wool tag I could find in here was sadly lacking.

Educate me please?

Thanks.

Comments

[anny86]

wool is really just a by product of the meat industry, farmers don't make alot of money off the wool.

[digitalelf]

I was looking for a little more in-depth information than that but thanks!

[ppunkgoddess]

There are many many sheep farmers in Australia who breed sheep specifically for their wool and the sheep live a LOT longer than "meat" sheep due to the fact they can only be shorn once a year. In fact Australia's early (non-indigenous) history was closely intertwined with the wool industry.

[dagda_ollathir]

here's a few links: http://www.veganviews.org.uk/vv77/vv77wool.html
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/pink_wool_video?qp_source=pinkpetagen (and the rest of the site)
http://veganvoice.blogspot.com/2007/08/why-wool-is-bad-news.html

[digitalelf]

Thanks, that info is great! And of course by "great" I mean "horrifying." ;)

[dagda_ollathir]

yeahhh....

and beyond that, animals should be able to exist for their own purposes, and not to serve as a commodity to humans for any reason.

[digitalelf]

But of course, I was just looking for something that could be explained to someone non-vegan (as "It's not ours to take" often leads to shit-storm arguments).

As a mod could you please update the links on the comm info page?

[br0ken_dolly]

sheep grow wool for their own use, not mine.

[digitalelf]

Not what I was looking for but thanks anyways.

[br0ken_dolly]

you asked for evils. that's one of the evil reasons i cite.

hope this points you in the right direction...

[vegetus]

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/mulesing.php
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/ultra_fine_wool.php
http://www.alv.org.au/issues/sheep.php
http://www.peta.org.uk/factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=129
http://www.savethesheep.com/
http://www.viva.org.uk/guides/animals/lambs.html
http://www.vegansociety.com/animals/exploitation/sheep.php

Also see "Pulling the Wool" by Christine Townsend, it's a bit old but alot of things int he Australian wool industry haven't