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'A Tasmanian woolgrower's radical move to stop selling older sheep for
slaughter has delivered an unexpected bonus: a New York ethical fashion
retailer is paying double for her superfine wool.
Several years ago, Nan Bray decided even if she lost a third of her income, her
sheep would live out their days on her farm in Tasmania's central midlands.
"I was pretty good friends with all of them, and I just decided I didn't want
to put them on a transport truck anymore," Ms Bray said.
Shearer Dave Acheson described the decision to no longer sell sheep off about
the age of seven as a maverick move.
"It's just expected when a sheep gets to a certain age, it's going to get
shipped off and made into sausages or mince," he said.
"But when she mentioned she was doing this, well, if that makes you happy and
those animals have given you the best of them, good luck.
"It seems to work, and they get to live and die here it's great."
Her flock now contains sheep as old as 15.
Ms Bray can afford to keep her sheep because of her value-adding knitting yarn
business.'
Via Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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