When it comes to competitive sheep competitions at the New York State Fair, it's all about the condition and grooming of the sheep's wool -- and for some breeds, the way a sheep looks when all its ...

At 21, Jayson Foley is an anomaly in the sheep-shearing industry – a rarity at work this week in a sun-lit barn north of Windsor. Weld County ranks first nationally for its number of sheep and lambs, ...

A very woolly sheep has gotten its annual trim at a park in central Japan ahead of the summer heat. The 8-year-old female ...

A herd of living lawnmowers are now devouring high grasses at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve. Perennial Gazing of Capay Valley brought in 575 sheep this past week to perform “grazing maintenance” on ...

This incredibly overgrown sheep was found roaming in Canberra, Australia, and animal welfare workers were forced to call for help. Thankfully a sheep shearer gave a helping hand and removed nearly 90 ...

With a little persuasion, Bob Schroth pulled the sheep onto its back and pinned it between his legs. Then, reaching for his clippers, he went to work.But at the first snip of the shears, the victim ...

Hingham-based Talbots Inc. has vowed to phase out the use of wool from Australian farmers who use a controversial practice that removes the skin folds on a sheep’s hindquarters with shears. “Mulesing” ...

Maddie Thompson encountered the goats and sheep largely by accident. Visiting Santa Fe for the first time to attend the Society for Applied Anthropology’s annual conference, Thompson came across an ...