Adidas Denies Claims It’s Still Selling Cleats Made From Kangaroo Leather in California

An animal welfare group is calling out Adidas for allegedly continuing to sell soccer cleats made with kangaroo leather. The Center for a Humane Economy said on Wednesday that a statewide investigation in California revealed that retailers in the state are continuing to sell soccer cleats from Adidas made with kangaroo skin, despite repeated warnings about the violations of the law that forbid this commerce. The Center, having already filed three lawsuits against soccer shops for violating the state’s Unfair Competition Law, said it sent notices of intent to sue two more retailers unless they respond with written assurances that the shops would immediately cease sales of the illicit products. (California Penal Code Section 653o prohibits the sale of the body parts of a number of animals in the state, including kangaroos.) “For years now, many California retailers have been openly flouting the law, securing shoes from Adidas and other companies on open display in their shops and even bragging that they know it is unlawful while greedily ringing up sales,” Kate Schultz, senior attorney for the Center for a Humane Economy, said in a statement. “Our notifications to law enforcement officials about these illegal activities have not produced action, and we’ve been

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