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Inquiry into government action on live lamb cutting (mulesing) and transition to flystrike-resistant sheep genetics.
🟡 Medium · Speech14 October 2025 · 297 words
Government defends its approach to mulesing, citing regulations and support for flystrike management
Government is drafting regulations requiring anaesthetic and analgesic for mulesing.
“The WA government is drafting regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 2002 on sheep welfare based on the standards in the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Sheep.”
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Members who spoke
Dorn, AmandaJarvis, Jackie
Topics
animal welfareagriculturesheep industrymulesingflystrike
Legislation Referenced
· 14 October 2025
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