Warm, woolly jumpers are a staple in most people’s winter wardrobe ... images of fields filled with contented sheep — a quintessentially British scene. The use of wool is even encouraged ...

AT THIS time of year, the British countryside is filled ... Unfortunately, the seemingly idyllic scene covers some nasty truths. Most sheep suffer throughout their short lives and are slaughtered ...

This is the remarkable moment over 200 Swaledale sheep caused a traffic standstill in Hawes, North Yorkshire, England, as they were herded to their winter moorland by a farmer and his border collie.

Self-shearing sheep which shed their winter fleeces naturally when the weather warms up are being bred by British farmers for the first time. 08 April 2010 • 9:38am The wool, which is shorter ...