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
Kangaroos Are Not Shoes
As Australia burns, the two big shoe companies drive the killing of millions of marsupials in the largest commercial slaughter of land mammals in the world Washington, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy (“the Center”) has identified 65 models of soccer shoes made from kangaroo skins and has asked Nike and Adidas — … Read more
The wildfires sweeping the grasslands and climbing the trees in Australia are not just hurting “the continent.” They are charring the plants and burning up the animals. It’s a frightening and apocalyptic scene, vividly dramatizing that forest fires that are typically regenerative to ecosystems have in this case morphed into a life-denying, runaway infernos. A … Read more