Sheep news
Abercrombie and Fitch, with 749 stores and $US1.2 billion ($A1.66 billion) in annual revenue, introduced the boycott this week after the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) threatened to conduct a campaign against the retailer.
The controversy relates to both the live export of sheep and mulesing - a practice in which flesh is sliced-off from under the sheep to prevent the disease 'flystrike'. The sheep are not given painkillers during the process.
Honestly, I think there are other things (such as people) Howard needs to stop being cruel to ...
(Image and quotation from The Age)
Posted by sniffles at October 15, 2004 09:02 AM