PETA wants web cams in shearing sheds

Animal rights protest group PETA is urging Agriculture Minister Todd McClay to require live-streaming web cameras in all New Zealand shearing sheds following allegations of sheep abuse on a farm leased by Matt Lauer. The New Zealand Merino Company denies the claims and plans to investigate, while PETA argues that webcams would ensure accountability and transparency in the industry. PETA senior vice president Jason Baker insists that real-time monitoring is necessary to prevent mistreatment of animals and calls for government intervention to enforce this measure nationwide.

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