According to a new exhibition in Amsterdam, centuries of human intervention turned the animal into “a wool-producing machine ...

The 2025 European sheep shearing and wool-handling championships will be held at the Mountbellew Mart, Co. Galway over the June... Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 ...

SHEEP shearing is becoming more of a problem because of the shortage of experienced shearers in many areas. An alternative and easier procedure for removing wool would be useful to the sheep ...

A meeting of the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board, which commissions healthcare, was told the situation was "bleak". Dave Bennett, who chairs its finance committee ...

Police have been told not to use terms such as ‘black sheep’ and ‘blacklisted’ in case it causes offence. Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire constabularies have ...

Mr Akinbusoye, head of the watchdog until May 2024, questioned why the term “whitewashing” was not singled out for criticism but the terms “blacklisted”, “black sheep” and “black ...

Picture: Supplied by family Dillon Schmaal was passionate about shearing, fishing and golf. Picture: Supplied by family The pair took their sheep shearing business, Arno Bay Shearing, on the road ...

PAXTON ― Authorities are investigating after a hawk was discovered in Paxton with its wings and tail feathers sheared off, something that an experienced animal rescuer and rehabilitator said she ...

The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the US. In Milam County, outside Austin, SB Energy operates the fifth-largest solar ...

The six finalists are: Ruth and Stephen Ashley from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who run a high production herd of 125 Holstein cows. Average annual milk yield and quality, which was 14,601kg and 3.96%BF ...

Shropshire is facing strong winds due to the storm and gusts of 70mph have been recorded at Lake Vyrnwy in Powys. Shropshire Council said in a statement: "Our highways teams have been out across ...