Pink Peeves Aussie Goverment with PETA Vid
Pink is angering Australian officials with a new video she’s produced for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Pink is urging shoppers to boycott the country’s wool over the practice of “mulesing,” reports the BBC.
“I am calling on consumers to check labels on sweaters before buying them, and if they’re merino wool or made in Australia, to leave them on the racks,” the singer says.
Mulesing involves cutting strips of skin off the area around a sheep’s tail without the use of anaesthetic.
The process is meant to prevent myiasis, or “fly-strike,” in which fly larvae infest and feed on the skin. Though proponents of mulesing say it helps prevent death caused by the infestation, animal rights activists say it is cruel.
PETA says that humane alternatives to the process are available. Mulesing is illegal in the UK, and is expected to be phased out in Australia by 2010.
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