Jake, the sheep shearing crew boss, called me on Saturday evening, hoping to arrive at my barn on Monday morning. I already had a big day of commitments on Monday so we settled on Tuesday morning ...

A heated debate has erupted online over whether sheep shearing is ethical or exploitative. Alaina Wood (@itsthegarbagequeen), whose bio says she's a sustainability scientist and climate activist, took ...

NORRIS, Tenn. — The Museum of Appalachia's annual Sheep Shearing Days event is a wooly great time. Kids and families get an up-close look at the haircuts while also taking a step back in time. The ...

Katie McRose, the founder of the traveling animal shearing business Right Choice Shearing, remembers the first time she posted a TikTok video showing off her work. It was back in March of this year, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod ...

Brown grew up in King George County and shears 300 to 400 sheep a year, when he’s not working as a cookware consultant at Bed Bath and Beyond in Fairfax. There just aren’t enough herds in this part of ...

The government and industry have announced a joint $75,000 fund to support welfare training for shearers, but advocates say it's not enough to stop sheep being mistreated.