Humane World for Animals Australia

Help end live lamb cutting

Each year, more than 10 million Australian Merino lambs bred for wool undergo live lamb cutting (mulesing), where skin is cut away from their rear ends without adequate protection from pain. The procedure occurs because many lambs are bred with wrinkled skin to maximise wool production, making them prone to flystrike—a serious disease caused by flies. However, live lamb cutting is one of the most painful procedures inflicted on farmed animals in Australia.

Australia is the only country where live lamb cutting still takes place. Even more shocking, only Victoria and Tasmania require pain relief, and even then, it does not prevent lambs from experiencing significant pain. It’s hard to believe Australian laws still allow this practice.

Fortunately, there’s a simple solution: wool farmers can breed flystrike-resistant sheep without excessive wrinkles.

With public pressure, the horrible practice can end. Take action now and tell the ministers you want live lamb cutting stopped.

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Dear {contact_data~salutation} {contact_data~lastName}, 

Every year, more than 10 million Australian Merino lambs undergo the painful practice of live lamb cutting (mulesing), a procedure not carried out anywhere else in the world. While some wool farmers have successfully bred flystrike-resistant sheep to avoid live lamb cutting, progress remains far too slow and millions of lambs continue to suffer unnecessarily. 

It is unacceptable that the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Sheep still allow this outdated procedure. Live lamb cutting causes significant pain, even when pain relief is used. 

I urge you to work with your state counterparts to update sheep welfare standards to require a phase-out of live lamb cutting and mandate effective pain management for all invasive procedures. 

I ask that you act immediately to begin phasing out this practice and support wool farmers to breed sheep that are naturally flystrike resistent.  

Yours sincerely,
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