{"id":46934,"date":"2020-07-21T09:44:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T09:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=46934"},"modified":"2020-07-21T15:37:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:37:10","slug":"they-have-been-pulling-the-wool-over-our-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/07\/they-have-been-pulling-the-wool-over-our-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"They have been pulling the wool over our eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently the sheep Farmers<br \/>\nDrag their feet a lot<br \/>\nThey get a bit complacent<br \/>\nAnd good  husbandry is not<br \/>\nAdhered to  when it\u2019s needed<br \/>\nWhen the mothers need the feed<br \/>\nHaving twins and triplets<br \/>\nReally it does lead<br \/>\nA good Merino sheep to suffer<br \/>\nPregnancy we know<br \/>\nmothers need to be cared for<br \/>\nNeed support so all can grow<br \/>\nNeglected in their hours of need<br \/>\nSingle mothers too<br \/>\nEnd up losing babies<br \/>\nIf cold weather does ensue<\/p>\n<p>And we know in South Australia<br \/>\nAt night<br \/>\nTemperatures Thy fall away<br \/>\nAnd  The fight<br \/>\nto keep young babies safe<br \/>\nOn any given day<br \/>\nIs a fight they have been losing<br \/>\nEvery  little waif<br \/>\nNeeds love and care<br \/>\nThe prophecy when tiny<br \/>\nIt\u2019s  a need<br \/>\nAnd farmers have  got to man up<br \/>\nAnd, increase the feed<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise the inevitable happens<br \/>\nEvery year<br \/>\nMillions don\u2019t withstand the harshness<br \/>\nAnd that\u2019s very clear<br \/>\nSome 15 million babies perish every year<br \/>\nunbelievable  carnage<br \/>\nSo much  suffering and fear<\/p>\n<p>For babies it\u2019s impossible<br \/>\nThough the industry just hides<br \/>\nIt\u2019s worried that animal rights  will get involved<br \/>\nAnd so decides<br \/>\nTo not publicise the statistics<br \/>\nAnd unsettling  the trade<br \/>\nIn WOOL where they make their profits<br \/>\nSo on their heads is laid<\/p>\n<p>The admission that the carnage<br \/>\nIn inclement weather they<br \/>\nMust stop making excuses<br \/>\nAnd care for them to say<br \/>\nThere is a need and sacrifice so many<br \/>\nAll down to Lack of care<br \/>\nThe duty that  a farmer has<br \/>\nIs seemingly not there<br \/>\nThe lives o little baby lambs<br \/>\nSacrificed each year<br \/>\nBecause the farmers cannot<br \/>\nGet their arses into gear<br \/>\nAn of course wool has been suffering<br \/>\nSuch cruelty and pain<br \/>\nShameless brazen laggards<br \/>\nWatching their profits drain<br \/>\nIt\u2019s wicked and unquotable<br \/>\nImagine freezing rain<br \/>\nAnd little lambs go through it<br \/>\nReally it\u2019s insane<br \/>\nAustralian Wool should suffer<br \/>\nThe agony it\u2019s caused<br \/>\nSo many little  lives cut short<br \/>\nBecause the  farmers paused<\/p>\n<p>It has been amoral<br \/>\nA really slippery slope<br \/>\nThey couldn\u2019t get out of their beds it seems<br \/>\nAnd the babies had no hope<br \/>\nThe wool trade needs a  wake up call<br \/>\nAll these deaths and gloom<br \/>\nDown to neglect and laziness<br \/>\nReally there\u2019s no room<br \/>\nFor such ugly practices<br \/>\nThe WOOL trade has to be<br \/>\nShowing moral fibre<br \/>\nNot such dishonesty<br \/>\nThe injustice and the artfulness<br \/>\nTheir villainous display<br \/>\nWhere tiny babies come into this world<br \/>\nAnd are dead within a day<\/p>\n<p>To me it\u2019s criminality<br \/>\nIt\u2019s evil to the core<br \/>\nThere is no excuse<br \/>\nFor Animal abuse<br \/>\nThat much I am sure<br \/>\nSelfish egoistic<br \/>\nMust be made to leave the scene<br \/>\nFor what is happening at this moment<br \/>\nIs truthfully obscene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently the sheep Farmers Drag their feet a lot They get a bit complacent And good husbandry is not Adhered to when it\u2019s needed When the mothers need the feed Having twins and triplets Really it does lead A good &hellip; 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