The Wool Industry Means Suffering for Sheep
Inhumane practices are the norm in the wool industry, which is anything but benign.
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Humane Decisions
Humane Decisions is devoted to ending the suffering, domination, exploitation, abuse, enslavement and use of animals worldwide for reasons of food, pleasure, convenience, entertainment and all other unnecessary reasons, by providing resources and information to shift both individual and collective consciousness to one that recognizes animal sentience and inclusion in our moral community. Click to see author's profile.
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