gizmo_2655 wrote on Sep 3
rd, 2015 at 11:51am:
Not really herb. Considering that the sheep was basically feral, and they had to sedate it just to touch it, it would have been kicking and struggling a whole lot more than a normal sheep. Add that to the problem that the fleece was tangled and matted, so a few cuts wouldn't be a sign of 'incompetence' at all.
If it's been sedated with a vet's dart then all the more reason this 'champion' should have done a better job.
There are routine ways of immobilising skittish sheep with a little twine or a ratchet-strap that this shearer didn't bother with so it would look better for him in front of the cameras.
I hope his barber is taking note.
Those wounds must hurt like hell.
And as you can see in the photo, there were others there to help keep this
sedated sheep even more still if required.
Big 'fail'.
The RSPCA hired him .... and now they can FIRE him.