Wayne Pacelle of the Center for a Humane Economy makes case for action at Annual Shareholder Meeting in Fürth, Germany, and adidas CEO announced a permanent exit from the trade WASHINGTON, D.C. — After an in-person plea by the Center for a Humane Economy president Wayne Pacelle to adidas’s leadership to halt sourcing of kangaroo … Read more
Kangaroos Are Not Shoes
Annual shareholder meeting to occur on May 15th in Fürth FÜRTH, Germany — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, will attend the adidas Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 15, in Fürth, Germany, to address the company’s continued use of kangaroo leather in its footwear lines. Pacelle will call on adidas leadership to … Read more
There’s no longer any compelling wildlife management or commercial use argument for kangaroo massacre in the Outback You can listen to this article here: This week, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. — two major champions of animal welfare in Congress — introduced the Kangaroo Protection Act, H.R. 1992, to end the … Read more
Kangaroo Protection Act would bar imports of kangaroo parts into the world’s largest economy Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., for this week introducing the Kangaroo Protection Act, H.R. 1992, to ban the sale of kangaroo body parts in the United States. The … Read more
Thanks to our Kangaroos Are Not Shoes campaign — launched in 2020 — the world now knows the gory details of the largest slaughter of mammals in the world for commercial trade in their parts. In Australia, nighttime shooters roll into the homes and habitats of kangaroos with their spotlights and rifles and take aim … Read more
Senators weigh in to stop the largest annual slaughter of terrestrial wildlife in the world WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. introduced legislation today to cut off the U.S. marketplace to the parts of kangaroos, who are commercially slaughtered in their native habitats for export, mainly to make athletic … Read more
Press Release Famed athlete should elect for an abbreviated board term if the company doesn’t soon end its role in ‘largest terrestrial slaughter of wildlife in the world’ Washington, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy has called on Olympic gold medalist and world champion athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee to leave the Adidas board of directors … Read more
Press Release Athletic wear giant contributes to mass orphaning of kangaroos Washington, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy responded to news this week that a live 6-month-old joey had to be rescued from inside the pouch of its decapitated mother in Queensland, Australia. Photographs and video of the grisly scene prompted the Center to … Read more
Press Release Comments come in response to concerned shareholders who explained inhumane, continued use of kangaroo skins in shoes Fürth, Germany — Animal wellness groups were encouraged by comments from Adidas CEO Björn Gulden who last week acknowledged that the commercial industry of killing kangaroos to make shoes is “terrible.” The top executive added, “We … Read more
Press Release Shareholders call out corporate executives to explain inhumane, continued use of kangaroo skins in shoe products Fürth, Germany — Animal welfare activists disrupted the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of adidas in Fürth, Germany, today with shareholders calling on corporate executives, CEO Björn Gulden and CFO Harm Ohlmeyer, to answer why the company persists in … Read more