Senators Kean and Weinberg introduce legislation to stop sale of soccer cleats made from kangaroo skins by Nike, Adidas TRENTON, NJ – Veteran state senators are seeking to make the Garden State the second state in the nation to ban the trade in kangaroo skins for soccer shoes or cleats, and other purposes. Commercial shooters … Read more
Kangaroos Are Not Shoes
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – Jennifer Skiff, a world-renowned author and director of international programs for Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) and her Happy Kangaroo team mates, Stuart Gordon, Carly Lambert, and Michael Berry dove into the Indian Ocean this week, competing in one of the most extreme open-water races … Read more
Portland – Just in case Nike executives are missing the message from millions of social media hits, 60,000 petition signatures, a newly introduced Kangaroo Protection Act in Congress, and one very powerful short film, strategically placed billboards in the Portland metro area will make sure they know: Vast numbers of people around the world oppose … Read more
State’s largest violator of ban on selling kangaroo parts changes course after law enforcement pays a visit Los Angeles, CA — Niky’s Sports, California’s largest soccer goods retailer, has stopped selling kangaroo skin soccer shoes (or “cleats”) through its eight stores, adhering to a state law banning commerce in kangaroo body parts after long being out … Read more
Nike’s kangaroo-leather soccer shoes drive massive wildlife kill in Australia’s Outback By a long shot, the public-private scheme to kill kangaroos in Australia is the biggest commercial slaughter of native wildlife in the world. Despite all the pretense and rationalizations hitched to it by proponents of this open-air slaughter, it’s motivated by profit and the … Read more
Congressmen Salud Carbajal and Brian Fitzpatrick Say ‘No More Killing Kangaroos for Athletic Shoes’ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., this week introduced the Kangaroo Protection Act to ban the sale of kangaroo body parts in the United States. The bill aims to curb the massive trade in kangaroo … Read more
Film to shine line on midnight massacre of two million animals for soccer cleats Hollywood — An innovative and disturbing short film by Hollywood producer Gavin Polone and director Derek Ambrosi, set for release February 4th, exposes the hidden truth behind Nike soccer shoes made from kangaroo skins, according to the Center for a Humane Economy. … Read more
Athletic shoe companies drive the killing of 2 million kangaroos a year in Australia Here’s a revelation for consumers in the hunt for athletic footwear: commercial shooters massacre more than two million kangaroos a year for our kicks. More precisely, for soccer shoes. The practice of selling kangaroo-skin shoes is legal in 49 states. But … Read more
Olympians, including Gold Medalists Heather Mitts (soccer) and David Verburg (track and field), urge Nike to stop fueling annual slaughter of 2 million kangaroos California – More than one hundred California stores and online retailers – including Nike, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Puma, and Amazon-owned Zappos – are illegally selling athletic shoes made of kangaroo skin, according … Read more
Nike and nine other brands offer 59 models of soccer cleats made of kangaroo skin. That’s a step too far. The horror of Australia aflame in 2019 and 2020 has itself sparked a movement to help kangaroos, the iconic mascots for the continent and a captivating draw for visitors from afar. Commercial shooters kill over … Read more