I don't think they have to kill the morino's to get the wool off them. If they did it at the start of summer i'm sure the little fella's would be glad to loose the winter coat. So see it's super animal friendly.
Animal welfare developments
In Australia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulesing and Nordstrom and George (UK) stopped stocking Merino wool products.
In 2008 mulesing once again became a topical issue in Sweden with a documentary on mulesing shown on Swedish television.[9] This was followed by allegations of bribery and intimidation by Australian government and wool industry officials,[10] the allegations were disputed by the wool industry[11]. Several Swedish and European clothing retailers, including H&M, Zara (clothing), and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindex[/I]].
New strains of merinos that don't require mulesing are being promoted in South Australia.[12] 'Thin-skinned' sheep from western Victoria are also being promoted as a solution.
Animal welfare developments
In Australia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulesing and Nordstrom and George (UK) stopped stocking Merino wool products.
In 2008 mulesing once again became a topical issue in Sweden with a documentary on mulesing shown on Swedish television.[9] This was followed by allegations of bribery and intimidation by Australian government and wool industry officials,[10] the allegations were disputed by the wool industry[11]. Several Swedish and European clothing retailers, including H&M, Zara (clothing), and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindex[/I]].
New strains of merinos that don't require mulesing are being promoted in South Australia.[12] 'Thin-skinned' sheep from western Victoria are also being promoted as a solution.