Mulesing Bribery Scandal - ABC Australia

Australian network ABC reports (March 2008) on the mulesing bribery scandal where London lobbyist Kevin Craig of PLMR - acting on behalf of the Australian Wool Industry - allegedly tries to bribe a Swedish vet in return for not appearing in the TV4 documentary "Kalla Fakta" about this barbaric practice. Mulesing is where chunks of flesh are hacked from sheep backsides without anaesthetic. Many retailers including H&M have now banned the use of wool from mulesd sheep. Join the crusade - more information at http://www.savethesheep.com

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[waratahNSW]

Inspired by the Australian Merino Innovation tour, Chinese brand partners have unveiled their latest products across womens, mens, baby, sport, urban and outdoor-wear.

“Having experienced the landscape, animals and people behind Merino wool, the natural fibre has become an ingredient for us to develop new garments for our fast changing market here in China,” ICICLE Designer Vanessa Yao said.

The brands launched their 2011 Merino wool collection at the I Love Merino event in Shanghai.

[waratahNSW]

CARBON-neutral wool from environmentally-conscious Australian growers will supply a deal signed by The Merino Company with the world's largest suit retailer in Melbourne this week.

The Merino Company on Wednesday signed with Aoyama of Japan to supply 17.5-20.5 Merino wool over a three year period. Shipments started in May this year.

The suits will be marketed under the Balanced ZeroCO2 wool brand with Aoyama market suits with zero carbon footprint.

[waratahNSW]

WOOL prices have reached their highest levels in US dollar terms in 20 years, with growers finally positioned to reaping the benefits of a long-term global shift in demand. The Eastern Market Indicator closed last at 949 cents Independent analyst, said this was the highest level wool had traded in US dollar terms since March, 1989

AWI’s market intelligence and trade reporting manager, Paul Swan, said new markets and changing demand for Merino wool had helped swing wool’s fortunes.

[waratahNSW]

Many US brands and retailers viewed AWIs Merino knitwear innovations, for the autumn winter 2011/12 retail selling season, at last weeks SpinExpo trade event in New York. US brands and retailers who visited the AWI stand to examine the innovations included Gap, Club Monaco, Dillard’s, Brooks Brothers, Nautica, Lands’ End, Macy’s, PVH, Calvin Klein, Victorinox and Marc Jacobs. The AWI collections had been a great success, and that US interest in natural fibres had been the best for many years.

[waratahNSW]

Kirstie Clements opened the LOreal Melbourne fashion festival (LMFF) Designer awards with a bravo to Australian Wool Innovation.

Fashion starts with the fabric", wool is the best fibre, and we must get its message out to the world, preened style-setter Ms Clements, to a roaring round of applause from the trendy fashion elitists

Wool is a pleasure to work with. I love the light bouncy handle to suiting wool and it sews and presses so perfectly. There is no better fibre to tailor with.

[waratahNSW]

The Wool Carbon Alliance applauds world leaders serious about mitigating climate change, particularly those leading by example by wearing wool at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP15.

Wool suits, jackets and coats can all be seen at the conference, an example of a natural thermal insulator with the capacity to reduce our reliance on heating from fossil fuels.

[camtuffley]

dont you think people should be able to choose what they can eat?

Since when did this argument become a debate about food? Its about WOOL, a natural fibre for clothing!

[pickford7812]

nothing wrong with people who dont eat meat, just peta. I believe PETA and the wool industry both have problems.

[waratahNSW]

More dirty Peta from tricks:

Showing their true colours here.

They deliberately taped and made a video with some person, who incidental has NO connection with the Australian wool industry. Then present this edited Rubbish as proof of a Bribery Scandal.

How pathetic and typical of the scum these VEGANS are.

VEGANS the cancer on humanity.

VEGANS the fascist pigs.

VEGANS the bigoted SCUM