LESTER, Iowa — "Sheep shearers are in short supply in Australia just like here," says Alex Moser. Shearing is work that Moser enjoys, so a sheep shearing trip seemed like a good idea. His seven-week ...

An overgrown sheep was relieved of an excess 77 lbs. of fleece after he was found roaming across Australia. The shaggy animal, since named Baarack by rescuers, was found near Lancefield in Victoria, ...

A sheep in Australia who was discovered to have grown a record-breaking amount of wool has died, his "heartbroken" caretakers announced Tuesday. Little Oak Sanctuary shared the "heartbreaking" news on ...

In a 2000 study, researchers at the University of Southern Australia found that by every measurement taken, from sustained heart rate to oxygen consumption to calories burned, sheep shearing was ...

GILLETTE — A group of about 25 people gathered in an old, dusty barn Saturday. Some sat at a table, some on a beam along the wall. Others sat on bales of fleece nearby. Young and old, they ate plates ...

Australian animal welfare officers on Wednesday day put out an urgent appeal for shearers after finding a huge sheep with wool so overgrown its life was in danger, with a national champion set to take ...

If you think shearing sheep is all about broken backs, aching muscles, poverty and general slavery, well think again. You are living in the past! Sheep shearing today, is all about fast living, big ...