An Australian champion sheep shearer has set a new record after clipping a sheep that had become so overgrown its life was endangered. The gigantic sheep, named Chris by the member of the public who ...

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 ...

(CNN) — An Australian champion sheep shearer has set a new record after clipping a sheep that had become so overgrown its life was endangered. The gigantic sheep, named Chris, could barely walk when ...

Chris is a very thankful sheep. After five years of growing woolier and woolier, he's been sheared, producing about 90 pounds of merino wool and relieving him of a very heavy burden. Chris was found ...

CANFIELD — Travis Johnson said the key to shearing sheep successfully is to get them seated on their rear so they will sit still. Johnson, of Malvern in Carroll County, spent four hours Saturday at ...

AUSTRALIA -- An Australian animal shelter sheared off a 78-pound fleece from a rescue sheep that had been roaming in the wild for several years, rescuers said. The overburdened sheep, named Baarack, ...

The sheep that was found in an Australian forest was carrying around 77 pounds of wool after not being shorn for a long time. Kyle Behrend, of Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary, said it appears that ...