In addition to reaffirming the industry's commitment to phase out mulesing and adopt alternatives such as clips, breeding and intradermal treatment, Mr Hamblin briefed the congress on the uptake of training for mulesing operators and the Taskforce's support for the use of pain relief in the post-mulesing process.
“The international community is appreciative that the Taskforce is keeping them updated on the progress towards 2010,” said Mr Hamblin. “The Taskforce presentation was also an ideal forum to engage with IWTO and its members on ways they can best work with us to assist Australia in dealing with the mulesing issue.”
“It was also very positive that IWTO members offered to work with the Taskforce and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) to maximise communication with the downstream industry about mulesing, to counter the false and misleading information that is continually published by animal activists.
“The progress towards 2010 is about helping processors and retailers produce a product that is consistent with the expectations of their customers,” concluded Mr Hamblin.
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