Jason Struck makes sure the sheep are relaxed when shearing them. | Janelle Rudolph photo

Agribition 2024: Sheep Shearing Demo helps raise awareness of sheep welfare

With the demo and the Q&As, the public are able to learn why shearing sheep is important for the animal's health

Children, parents and grandparents packed into the bleachers — and stood around the edges — during at sheep shearing demonstration at Canadian Western Agribition. Jason Struck, one of the few professional sheep shearers in Saskatchewan, performed the demonstration, showing the crowd the proper way to handle the sheep, positions for shearing and how to hold […] Read more