For many sheep producers, wool has become a low value byproduct. Shearing is necessary for animal health, yet market prices ...

Tyabb’s Emily Cullen is no stranger to being busy, balancing two demanding jobs: a full-time firefighter by day, while managing a one-woman shearing business in her spare time.

Mountain rescuers was called to help the stranded animals, with the team joking that the sheep were believed to be from ...

The government and industry have announced a joint $75,000 fund to support welfare training for shearers, but advocates say ...

It’s madness in the meadow with Shaun the Sheep™ and his flock of mischievous merrymakers! Shaun expertly stops the | ...

“The punching, kicking, and stomping that PETA documented were already part of a welfare program. We have been to over a hundred sheds on five continents, and the treatment is the same everywhere.

It follows allegations of sheep mistreatment related to shearing practices which are still under investigation.

The Government and industry are supporting training initiatives to improve animal welfare outcomes in New Zealand woolsheds, Associate Agriculture ...

It’s found in lip care, ointments, and specialty creams–but what exactly is lanolin? Few people know that this popular ...

A Tibetan herder shears a sheep in Gerze county, Xizang autonomous region. SONAM RINCHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY In the picturesque grasslands of Gerze county in Ngari prefecture of the Xizang autonomous ...

“This is 1.1 kilos of pure wool,” says Peregrine Clothing managing director Tom Glover as he drops a chunky, cable-knit fisherman’s jumper onto the desk in front of me. “It’s like the Rolls-Royce of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush will headline Shearing The Love, a sports comedy marking the directorial debut of New Zealand writer and producer Tom Hern, whose work includes The Panthers, The ...