Kangaroo leather. Source: KIAA
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Industry leaders have blasted animal welfare advocate “misinformation” that has led Nike and Puma to drop the use of kangaroo leather in their football boots, in favour of synthetic alternatives.
Nike last week said it will stop using kangaroo leather by the end of the year, a decision hailed as a “seismic event for wildlife protection” by Natasha Dolezal of the US-based Center for a Humane Economy, which had targeted the Oregon-based behemoth with a viral “Kangaroos Are Not Shoes” campaign video.
In January a bill proposing a complete ban on the sale of kangaroo-based products was introduced in Oregon, the US state where Nike has its headquarters.
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