Nike has joined Puma to commit to ending their use of kangaroo hide in 2023 after the pressure was ramped up by animal welfare lobbyists – particularly one campaign called ‘Kangaroos Are Not Shoes’ run by the US-based Center for a Humane Economy. It’s also lobbied US lawmakers to ban the sale of kangaroo products to some success… There are bills before the state legislatures of Oregon, Arizona, Connecticut, Vermont and New Jersey. And long before that, California banned the product in the 1970s. Campaigners here and abroad have long protested against the commercial shooting of kangas, and in recent years, European-based fashion brands from Chanel to H&M have responded by giving up kangaroo leather. One US report has noted that many Aussies would be surprised by the ‘save the kanga’ push when there are more of ‘em than human Aussies…