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Court throws out wool industry injunction
US animal rights group PETA has succeeded in having an injunction filed by the Australian wool industry thrown out of the Federal Court.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) sought damages against the US-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), after it campaigned for a boycott of the Australian wool industry.
PETA is opposed to the practice of mulesing, where loose skin is cut away from underneath the tail of a sheep to prevent blowfly strike.
Justice Peter Hely has given AWI liberty to file a new statement of claim.
Source:www.abc.net.au
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