Snopes readers asked our newsroom to look into online posts, like the one below, that suggest Adidas is the only major athletic shoe company at the time of this publication to use kangaroo leather ...

Adidas has halted the use of kangaroo leather on its sneakers. The decision was confirmed by the global sportswear giant's CEO, Bjørn Gulden, at Adidas' 2025 Annual General Meeting in Germany today.

At the company’s annual general meeting in Fürth on May 15, Gulden confirmed to Pacelle that Adidas had already stopped using ...

Adidas has stopped its use of kangaroo skin, according to a Thursday press release from the Center for a Humane Economy. The athleticwear company stopped buying kangaroo leather in 2024 and will ...

Wayne Pacelle, president of the Center for a Humane Economy WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ...

The company said it planned to gradually stop using the marsupial skin in its products but didn’t give a specific timeline.

While Adidas used only a small amount of kangaroo leather in its shoes, a decision from such a high profile company is set to be a blow to the industry's morale. Advocates of wild kangaroo ...

Adidas, the sportswear manufacturer, has announced it will no longer use kangaroo leather in its products. This decision is welcomed by animal rights activists worldwide. However, it comes as a ...

My fellow shopper was genuinely concerned to hear that the commercial kangaroo industry sanctions ... kangaroos that won’t be made into shoes. Adidas remains strangely silent this spring ...

David Beckham made Adidas’s kangaroo leather Predator cleats famous at the 2002 World Cup. The leather is still used to make top-tier cleats. Photograph by Ricardo Mazalan, AP In 2006 Beckham ...

Adidas has ended the use of kangaroo leather on its shoes. Via Center for a Humane Economy Adidas has halted the use of kangaroo leather on its sneakers. The decision was confirmed by the global ...