Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 I was just wondering why vegans stay away from wool, because doesnt the sheep need to be shaven so it doesnt get to hot in the summer? So its not actually harming the sheep or taking something off it that it wants or needs? It's not that i own any woolen items as far as i am aware of but i just was puzzled? XcarlyXBuild your own online music collection when you sign up for MSN Music Club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Hi Carly > I was just wondering why vegans stay away from wool, because doesnt the sheep need to be shaven > so it doesnt get to hot in the summer? So its not actually harming the sheep or taking something off it > that it wants or needs? It's not that i own any woolen items as far as i am aware of but i just was > puzzled? I'm not an expert on sheep farming, but I'd have thought that sheep would naturally shed whatever "fur" they need to when they need to, the same as any other animal does! As to what's "wrong" with wool.... much like any other animal product - the way it is produced. There's a looonnnngggg article on it on the vegan society website: http://www.vegansociety.com/html/info/info21.html BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.487 / Virus Database: 286 - Release 01/06/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Carly, From what I've read (check Joanne Stepaniak's " Vegan Sourcebook " ), sheep-shearers are paid by the piece, so they handle the sheep roughly. Sheep are bred to have extra wool, are transported long distances without much food or water, are mutilated by having strips of skin cut from their hind legs to prevent fecal buildup. I have heard that wool is also a slaughterhouse byproduct. And if a sheep's wool production declines, well, it's curtains for the little critter. Danielle " This is your American dream Everything is simple in the white and the black You will never need to see the grey anymore You will never have to be afraid. " --Everclear ----Original Message Follows---- " carly amato " <missred60 Re: wool Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:58:13 +0100 _______________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail I was just wondering why vegans stay away from wool, because doesnt the sheep need to be shaven so it doesnt get to hot in the summer? So its not actually harming the sheep or taking something off it that it wants or needs? It's not that i own any woolen items as far as i am aware of but i just was puzzled? XcarlyXBuild your own online music collection when you sign up for MSN Music Club! To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Also don't forget that if sales of wool go down, farmers then have to charge more for the meat to make the same profits. The less by-products are sold -> the more expensive a product becomes to produce -> less product is sold Dave ---- 15 June 2003 19:26:01 Re: wool Carly, From what I've read (check Joanne Stepaniak's " Vegan Sourcebook " ), sheep-shearers are paid by the piece, so they handle the sheep roughly. Sheep are bred to have extra wool, are transported long distances without much food or water, are mutilated by having strips of skin cut from their hind legs to prevent fecal buildup. I have heard that wool is also a slaughterhouse byproduct. And if a sheep's wool production declines, well, it's curtains for the little critter. Danielle " This is your American dream Everything is simple in the white and the black You will never need to see the grey anymore You will never have to be afraid. " --Everclear ----Original Message Follows---- " carly amato " <missred60 Re: wool Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:58:13 +0100 _______________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Danielle Wool is a slaughterhouse by-product. The sheep are reared for meat, and wool is a plus for the farmers. Jo - Danielle Kichler Sunday, June 15, 2003 7:25 PM Re: wool Carly,From what I've read (check Joanne Stepaniak's "Vegan Sourcebook"), sheep-shearers are paid by the piece, so they handle the sheep roughly. Sheep are bred to have extra wool, are transported long distances without much food or water, are mutilated by having strips of skin cut from their hind legs to prevent fecal buildup. I have heard that wool is also a slaughterhouse byproduct. And if a sheep's wool production declines, well, it's curtains for the little critter.Danielle"This is your American dreamEverything is simple in the white and the blackYou will never need to see the grey anymoreYou will never have to be afraid."--Everclear----Original Message Follows----"carly amato" <missred60 To: Subject: Re: woolSun, 15 Jun 2003 16:58:13 +0100_______________Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 sheep would naturally shed the extra fur when it got toooo hot sheep shearing is pretty painful to the animals, they are captured and either thrown to the ground and sat on, or are held in clamps...the shearers cut their skin and flesh..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 There is a farmer who comes Ferry plaza farmers market. Tierra they sell peppers and pepper jam . She raise her own sheep I wouls assume that they are humanly raised in a small flock., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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