New Film “Chasing Roo” Provides Undeniable Proof Commercial Kangaroo Kill is Inhumane WASHINGTON, D.C. — The just-released “Chasing Roo,” a documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Skye Fitzgerald, provides incontrovertible evidence that Australia’s commercial kangaroo killing industry systematically fails to follow the most minimal humane standards, directly contradicting Australian government claims made to U.S. lawmakers and other key stakeholders … Read more
U.S. Senators Duckworth and Booker, seeing momentum, introduce Kangaroo Protection Act to halt any imports or domestic trade in kangaroo parts You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: I’ve alerted you to a drumbeat of announcements from major global athletic wear brands severing ties to the kangaroo-killing industry in Australia. Yet … Read more
U.S. Senators join Umbro in saying “no” to the trade in kangaroo parts, aligning with Nike, New Balance, Puma, adidas, and other athletic shoe retailers on their sourcing practices WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action applauded U.S. Senators. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., for introducing the Kangaroo Protection … Read more
Confirmation caps shift among global sportswear brands to exit the wildlife-skin trade OSAKA, Japan — Mizuno Corporation has confirmed in correspondence with the Center for a Humane Economy that it will end its use of kangaroo leather in its athletic footwear, corroborating a report from the Financial Times that the company has become the latest global brand to … Read more
We’ve set off a corporate stampede away from kangaroo skins as soccer shoe casing You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: During the last three weeks, we’ve seen a rush of announcements from leaders of three big brands in the athletic shoe industry — Adidas first and then ASICS and Mizuno. … Read more
Japanese footwear giants react after adidas stops sourcing kangaroo parts OSAKA, Japan – Mizuno Corporation, a Japan-based leader in performance athletic footwear sold across the globe, will phase out the use of kangaroo leather in its shoes, according to reporting from Financial Times. The move comes two weeks after adidas announced an exit from the trade and just a … Read more
Momentum building for a global retreat from the trade in kangaroo skins KOBE, HYOGO, JAPAN — Just days after adidas announced it has ended its sourcing of kangaroo skins for its soccer cleats, the global athletic shoe giant ASICS has followed suit. The Japan-based company delivered that news to Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a … Read more
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
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