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MANCHESTER, NH – Chanting “Kangaroos Are Not Shoes — Don’t Be a Dick’s,” the New Hampshire Animal Rights League stormed Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Mall of New Hampshire on Feb. 3 calling on the store to stop selling shoes made from kangaroo skins.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is the country’s largest distributor of kangaroo-based soccer cleats made by Germany-based Adidas, Japanese-based Mizuno, and other companies.
Australia’s commercial kangaroo industry kills almost two million wild kangaroos each year. Commercial shooters are permitted to kill mother kangaroos even when the joeys are still in their pouch. Joeys are left to die, bludgeoned to death, or decapitated.
“Most people have no idea that the soccer cleats they are buying were made from kangaroos killed in the wild during night-time shooting sprees,” says Joan O’Brien, president of the League.
The kangaroo massacre represents the world’s largest slaughter of land-based wildlife on the planet.
The protest was in support of the Kangaroos Are Not Shoes campaign by the Center for a Humane Economy. Since the launch of the campaign, Puma, Nike, and New Balance have all announced commitments to halt the sale of kangaroo-based shoes.
New Hampshire Animal Rights League is one of the oldest animal rights groups in the country. Founded in 1977, it was one of the first groups, if not the first, to proudly use the term animal rights in its name. Funded solely by donations, bequeaths, grants, and membership dues the staff is made up entirely of unpaid volunteers.
Killing animals for clothing or entertainment is never acceptable. It is deplorable when it involves violence and suffering against innocent animals. There are manmade materials for clothing that are of high quality while being ethical at the same time. Adidas, please join Puma, Nike and New Balance and ditch the kangaroos skins.
Have Joeys suddenly become scare down under or are they culling the herd for a few bucks?
It is about the money. Isn’t it always?
Dick leave our Roos alone, they don’t belong to you. They have a job to live their life you bloody moron. Leave Dick leave , peplople ho heav Dick OUT , Boycott all Dicks products !!!
Our kangaroos are Australia’s icons ,don’t touch them , their are precious emblems of Austtralia .
Thank you for standing up for kangaroos. The slaughter of kangaroos is one of Australian biggest shame.
If kangaroo is not shot in the brain she/he will hop away and die suffering pain for many days. If female kangaroo is killed, her inpouch joey is pulled away and his/her head cut off or bashed against hard object.
Out of pouch joey will die from predation or starvation as he/she relies on mums support till they are nearly 2 yrs old. It’s all blasphemy of national treasure and Australian emblem.
Just bloody cruel and disgusting the way the world is they won’t any animals safe
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