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Crutching is the act of removing the skin folds from between the rear legs of a sheep. The practice is employed to lessen the risk of a sheep developing Myiasis (becoming fly-blown), which occurs when flies lay eggs in the folds of skin and the fly larvae grow in the warm moist skin.
The process recently resulted in a banning of Australian wool, due to the perceived cruelty of crutching un-anethetized sheep. PETA has recommended the ban against Benetton wool garments until sheep farmers find alternatives to protecting their sheep from becoming fly-blown.
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