❓ A parliamentary question regarding the WA government's stance on banning mulesing. The government does not support a ban and outlines alternative research and its stance against PETA's pressure on the wool industry.
AnsweredQoN 1032Legislative Council
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I refer to the practice of mulesing in Western Australia, and the fact that many sheep farmers are extremely concerned about the intention to stop this practice. (1) Does this Government support the banning of mulesing in WA? (2) If so, what is the time frame in which this Government intends to phase it out? (3) Is any research into chemical treatment to combat flystrike occurring in WA? (4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(1) Does this Government support the banning of mulesing in WA? (2) If so, what is the time frame in which this Government intends to phase it out? (3) Is any research into chemical treatment to combat flystrike occurring in WA? (4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(2) If so, what is the time frame in which this Government intends to phase it out? (3) Is any research into chemical treatment to combat flystrike occurring in WA? (4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(3) Is any research into chemical treatment to combat flystrike occurring in WA? (4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(1) Does this Government support the banning of mulesing in WA? (2) If so, what is the time frame in which this Government intends to phase it out? (3) Is any research into chemical treatment to combat flystrike occurring in WA? (4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(2) If so, what is the time frame in which this Government intends to phase it out? (3) Is any research into chemical treatment to combat flystrike occurring in WA? (4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(3) Is any research into chemical treatment to combat flystrike occurring in WA? (4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(4) If so, what would farmers use to replace the practice of mulesing? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for some notice of the question. (1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(1) No. The Western Australian Government does not support the banning of mulesing in Western Australia. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(3) No. (4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
(4) Current research funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd and occurring in South Australia is developing a protein to be applied to permanently and painlessly de-hair the breech area of sheep. Integrated flystrike management systems are also being researched, including the use of flytraps or luci traps, crutching and the strategic use of insecticide. Honourable members will be aware that this has been a topical issue lately, as it has been raised by an American organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a group of standover merchants who have used extortion on clothing retailers in the United States. One small clothing retailer by the name of Abercrombie and Fitch has succumbed to this pressure and has banned the use of Australian wool in its stores. This is wholly unethical behaviour and, from my point of view, the Western Australian Government will have no truck with PETA or anyone purporting to represent its issues. As minister, I have met with every organisation, including animal welfare organisations which, I hasten to add, I respect greatly. I also respect their right to hold the point of view that they hold. There has never been a group that I have refused to meet. If PETA were to ask me for a meeting, I would refuse on the basis that I do not deal with extortionists and neither does the Western Australian Government.
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