In response to increased criticism from animal rights group Four Paws, Spanish fashion behemoth Mango has decided to remove mulesing from its supply chain. The business has joined the 90 global fashion businesses that have already signed Four Paws’ Brand Letter of Intent.
Following three years of “intense talks,” Mango has now committed to procuring exclusively certified wool free from live lamb cutting by 2030, according to Rebecca Picallo Gil, the lead of Four Paws’ wool campaign.
The Brand Letter of Intent demonstrates a broader appeal for the Australian wool industry, which supplies more than 80 per cent of the world’s fashion industry with Merino wool, to outlaw mulesing, commonly referred to as live lamb cutting, a practice that is still legal in the country.
The procedure of removing skin and flesh from a lamb’s buttocks, usually without the use of painkillers, is called mulesing. In order to move away from live lamb cutting, Four Paws advises breeding sheep that are plain-bodied and resistant to flystrikes in addition to practicing good animal management.
