
Kangaroos are Not Shoes blog


Kangaroo Protection Act
For the first time in a generation, the Kangaroo Protection Act (H.R. 917) has been introduced in Congress to address the mass slaughter of kangaroos

Sifting Through the Propaganda Behind the Mass Slaughter of Kangaroos for Shoes
Commercial shooters in multiple states in Australia – sanctioned by the government and acting as proxies for athletic shoe companies and pet food makers —

Filmmakers’ “Rewind” Strategy Tells Story of Mobs of Kangaroos Killed for Athletic Shoes
AWA leaders talk with Gavin Polone as he and director Derek Ambrosi retrace a supply chain stretching from Australia to consumer markets everywhere Just days

Killing for kicks
Nike’s kangaroo-leather soccer shoes drive massive wildlife kill in Australia’s Outback By a long shot, the public-private scheme to kill kangaroos in Australia is the

Kangaroos Are Not Shoes —
Not Now and Not 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago, on September 20, 1970, California lawmakers passed a ban to safeguard an ark of imperiled species — from elephants to dolphins to

Skin in the Game
In force but not enforced A California law bans the import or sale of kangaroo parts, but that isn’t stopping manufactures, retailers and ecommerce website