Breaking News Press Release For Immediate Release: Contact:Jeff Burnside • 206-512-6544jeff@centerforahumaneeconomy.org 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 … Read more
Kangaroos Are Not Shoes
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
Breaking News Press Release For Immediate Release: Contact: Jeff Burnside • (206) 512-6544, jeff@centerforahumaneeconomy.org 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, … 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
Breaking News Press Release For Immediate Release: Contact: Wayne Pacelle • 202-420-0446wpacelle@centerforahumaneeconomy.org 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 … 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