PETA to Unveil ‘E(n)d Shearin’ Sheep Statue in San Angelo After Legal Challenge

SAN ANGELO, TX — PETA representatives will gather Tuesday at the City Hall Annex in San Angelo to unveil a sheep statue called “E(n)d Shearin” after singer Ed Sheeran.

The statue, featuring artwork by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss, shows sheep holding signs with messages like “I’m Not Your Socks!” and “Where Is Your Empathy?”

PETA’s legal team secured the placement of “E(n)d Shearin” despite the Public Art Commission’s recommendation to reject it due to its anti-wool viewpoint, which the group argued was a violation of First Amendment rights.

“This statue is finally bringing a sheep’s perspective to San Angelo, where it will join more than 100 sheep statues and encourage people to have empathy for these gentle, sensitive animals with complex emotional lives,” said PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA urges everyone to shun wool and opt for vegan clothing that no animals were cut to ribbons for.”

The unveiling will take place at 12 p.m. at the City Hall Annex, 301 W. Beauregard Ave. 

San Angelo, once known as the “Wool Capital of the World,” has already displayed 110 sheep statues, none of which tell the sheep’s side of the story. PETA has released 14 exposés of 117 wool operations worldwide, where workers have been documented kicking, punching, and slitting the throats of conscious, crying sheep.

PETA, whose motto reads, in part, “animals are not ours to wear,” points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness.

For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.