Mulesing

Mulesing

Mulesing

August 14, 2009 by amucklow

An interesting article in The Guardian about mulesing – the process involves cutting off the skin around the buttocks of merino lambs, often without anaesthetic, to prevent “flystrike”, the infestation of blowfly maggots, which thrive in the folds of the sheep and eat into its flesh.

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