One farmer’s practice of burning the wool shaved off her sheep has churned up “shear” madness, as media outlets like the BBC have reported she did so to protest ultra-low wool prices paid out to ...

Wool once made up nearly all of England’s export earnings. In medieval times money from the trade helped build towns and ...

Hear the word “luxury,” and you’re apt to imagine a freshly popped bottle of Champagne, a diamond-set timepiece or a yacht idling on the Adriatic. What you’re less likely to imagine is a herd of sheep ...

LONDON – Fiona, a now-famous and once-lonely British sheep, is at the center of a social media frenzy as well as a local dispute. Farmers rescued her Saturday by hoisting her up a hill after she spent ...

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At the time of writing there are some 100 days before we finally leave the European Union and there is still no indication of a deal that will allow free access to a market, which takes between 35% ...

Shearer Cammy Wilson organized the rescue operation after reading local coverage of the sheep’s struggle. Breaking News Intern A shaggy and disheveled British sheep was finally rescued from the bottom ...

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Thousands more people could die from the human equivalent of mad cow disease if Britain’s sheep turn out to be infected with the disease, epidemiologists have warned. They say that sheep offal, and ...

Fiona was rescued from the bottom of a Scottish cliff on Saturday and was brought to a farm, though some animal rights activists are concerned about her new home. By Claire Moses Reporting from London ...

LONDON – Fiona, a now-famous but no-longer-lonely British sheep, is at the center of a social media frenzy as well as a local dispute. Farmers rescued her Saturday by hoisting her up a hill after she ...