Boston-based athletic wear brand announces pledges to drop kangaroo-based shoes six months after Portland-based Nike says it will move away from the use of wildlife skins to make soccer cleats. Washington, D.C. — The athletic wear giant New Balance informed the Center for a Humane Economy yesterday that it has altered its sourcing policies and … Read more
Kangaroos Are Not Shoes
Famed Actor and Star of Babe and Succession says German athletic-wear manufacturer should turn to non-animal materials for the shoes or face boycott New York City, NY — Actor James Cromwell staged a protest inside of an Adidas store in Manhattan, calling on the company to stop killing kangaroos to make soccer cleats and to replace kangaroo skins with cruelty-free materials. … Read more
Dick’s is still peddling athletic shoes from Adidas, Mizuno and others sourcing skins from kangaroos—even after Nike and Puma announced in 2023 they’d stop the practice. PITTSBURPittsburgh, PAGH — The Center for a Humane Economy is telling Dick’s Sporting Goods to end its role as America’s biggest retailer of kangaroo-based shoes. The animal-welfare group and … Read more
Nike and Puma Made Public Pronouncements in March That They’d Halt Use of Kangaroo Skins in Their Supply Chains by the End of the Year Washington, D.C. — Leading a bipartisan group of three Republicans and three Democrats as sponsors, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced the Kangaroo Protection Act, H.R. … Read more
Animal-welfare group files notices of intent to sue, demands Adidas get out of the ugly business of sourcing kangaroo skins for its soccer cleats Los Angeles, CA. — The Center for a Humane Economy (the Center) announced results of a statewide investigation revealing that retailers in California continue to sell soccer cleats from Adidas despite … Read more
Australia’s slaughter of kangaroos has long been an outlier on the world stage when it comes to our treatment of wildlife. In contemporary times, it was rivaled in scale and savagery perhaps only by the mass killing of baby harp and hooded seals in Atlantic Canada. Nike, one of the most recognizable brands in the … Read more
U.S. athletic wear brand announces policy to drop kangaroo-based shoes just days after Puma made a similar announcement, offering the prospect of ending the massive slaughter of kangaroos to make shoes for the world’s biggest sport Washington, D.C. – Nike, one of the best-known brands in the world, announced today that it will stop using … Read more
Puma sheds kangaroo skins in its athletic shoes, indirectly pressuring Nike and Adidas to disassociate themselves from the largest slaughter of terrestrial wild animals in the world Washington, D.C. – Puma, one of the biggest brands in athletic shoes and sportswear, announced this week that it is shedding kangaroo skins in its soccer cleats, bringing … Read more
Press Release Vermont Representative Conor Casey champions new bill to promote humane and conservation-minded commerce Montpelier, Vt. – Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy applauded State Representative Conor Casey, Washington-4, for introducing legislation to stop Nike and other athletic shoe companies from sourcing kangaroo skins for soccer cleat models. He has introduced the fifth state bill this year … Read more
Arizona State Rep. Amish Shah champions new bill to promote humane and conservation-minded commerce Phoenix, CT – Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy applauded State Representative Dr. Amish Shah, D-LD5, for introducing legislation to stop Nike and other athletic shoe companies from sourcing kangaroo skins for soccer cleat models. He has introduced the fourth state bill this … Read more