Great News! Victorian Council Rejects Sheep Milk Farm Proposal

Fantastic news for sheep! Surf Coast Shire Council in Victoria has heeded the concerns of thousands of people locally and nationwide – including more than 10,000 PETA supporters – and blocked plans for a sheep dairy factory farm in Inverleigh.The plans would have seen up to 14,000 lambs and sheep, including 6,000 lactating ewes, abused at an industrial milk operation. Just as the dairy industry does to cows, sheep used for their milk are kept nearly constantly pregnant and their bab