Member for Monaro Steve Whan, last week, moved a priority motion in NSW Parliament to support farmers in their fight against PETA's anti-mulesing campaign.

The motion does not offer any proactive solutions, however cements parliament's bipartisan support.

NSW Farmers' Association Cooma branch chair Craig Mitchell welcomed the move, saying government support is always welcome, however said the move away from mulesing would not be done before the 2010 deadline.

"The motion was a bit of fluff, but it's good that Mr Whan is supporting us, and it's appreciated," Mr Mitchell said.

"We should be moving away from mulesing, but whether we can do it by 2010 is another thing, I certainly don't think we can do it genetically by then.

"Mulesing is a nasty operation, but a necessary one, and we should have done something over the last 20 years to get rid of it," he said.

Mr Whan said the motion, while it wouldn't implement any measures to support farmers, was still necessary to show NSW farmers that the Government was fighting for them.

"The PETA campaign, which has unfortunately influenced some fashion companies and wool buyers, dishonestly ignores the impact of stopping mulesing before a viable alternative is in place," Mr Whan said.

"If we followed PETA's illogical prescription, three million sheep per year could die a painful death eaten alive by maggots... It would be nothing short of cruel to stop mulesing before viable alternatives are available," he said.