Are Schachenmayr and REGIA yarns mulesing-free?
The practice of mulesing, a procedure performed as part of the merino yarn production in Australia, is connected with animal suffering. In Australia, this is sometimes used to prevent merino sheep from being infested with parasites. In other countries of origin of merino wool, the practice of mulesing is either prohibited by law or not necessary due to climatic conditions.
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Mulesing in Australia and New Zealand
For many years, the practice of mulesing seemed to be the most effective long-term treatment to protect the animals from being infested. For the animals, however, mulesing is very painful and agonizing and is incompatible with today´s understanding of animal welfare. In 2005, the Association of Australian sheep farmers established a program to promote alternatives to mulesing and to at least provide the animals with anesthesia and pain medications during mulesing.
Thus, Australia as the country of origin doesn´t inevitably mean that the yarn isn´t mulesing-free. New Zealand is also often mentioned in connection with mulesing, however the country has since prohibited this practice.
A selection of our merino yarns
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Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€130.00* / 1 Kilogram)
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