FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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A cruel tradition that has no place in modern era

A cruel tradition that has no place in modern era

Re: “Black-and-white views blind the animal rights movement”, Have Your Say”, yesterday.

Robin Grant, unfortunately the Scottish shearing industry is not as squeaky clean as you believe. Just six weeks ago the Scottish Sun reported that sheep on Scottish and English farms were being kicked, beaten and abused by shearers. 
The footage, filmed covertly on 49 farms, showed animals being kicked, slapped and beaten with metal clippers. One worker repeatedly slammed a sheep’s head against the floor while shouting abuse. In some of the footage, the shearers threw the animals down from their shearing platforms on to the ground. When the sheep tried to move during the shearing process, workers pushed their boots heavily down on the animals’ heads and necks, kicking and slapping them in the face. 
It’s true that if we cease this industry people will lose their jobs, but jobs are being lost all the time. It’s called progress. The sooner these cruel “traditional” jobs disappear the better it will be, because cruelty has no place in a civilised world.
Jenny Moxham

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