Nike And Adidas Protect Environment And Abandon Kangaroo Skin.

Nike yesterday said on its official website that Nike would eliminate soccer shoes with kangaroo skin based on humanitarian considerations.

For animals to be treated humanely,

The Australian government has been informed that local suppliers are expected to treat animals in accordance with strict rules and regulations.

Yesterday, in an interview with reporters, Sabrina, director of Adidas business communications, said: "based on the reasons for innovation, Falcon series football shoes will no longer use kangaroo skin."

She also said that now is the synthesis.

Athletic shoes that provide the same performance as kangaroo skin.

Abandoning kangaroo skin

Is it meant to protect kangaroo?

Yesterday, foreign football equipment website football fashion revealed, Nike will eliminate the use of kangaroo skin soccer shoes.

Subsequently, the reporter saw this official statement on Nike's English official website.

Nike said that since December 2009, the company has adjusted its strategy, for the longer term development and humanitarian considerations, has eliminated the products of snake skin, lizard skin and crocodile skin, and will gradually eliminate kangaroo skin.

Nike said it will actively develop and innovate synthetic materials to gradually get rid of the use of kangaroo skin to make sneakers.

In addition, Nike also disclosed in the statement that in order to allow animals to be treated humanely, the company has informed the Australian government that local suppliers will be humane to animals according to strict rules and regulations.

Nike and Adidas are the main sporting goods companies that make soccer shoes with kangaroo skin. What's the attitude of Adidas after Nike issued a statement? Yesterday, the reporter got in touch with Adidas headquarters by e-mail. Sabrina, director of corporate communications of the company, said: "on the basis of innovation, the Adidas Falcon series football shoes will no longer use kangaroo skin."

She also said that synthetic materials have been able to provide athletes and consumers with the same athletic shoes as kangaroo skins.

In fact, sporting goods companies use kangaroo skin to make sneakers in recent years, and they have been protested and opposed by animal protection organizations abroad.

In 2007, the Supreme Court of the United States made a ruling against Adidas selling kangaroo shoes in California.

In addition, Rooney, Terry and other Premiership stars have been condemned by international animal protection organizations for wearing soccer shoes made of kangaroo skin.

Prior to the world cup in South Africa, Justin Carswell, the head of the Australian Wildlife Conservation Association, also said that soccer stars were expected to play the role of killing animals in the world cup.

Abandoning kangaroo skin

Shoes cost less?

Some people think that synthetic materials can not completely replace the texture of kangaroo skin, a Ben Perkins.

General manager of soccer commentator and football products company wrote earlier this year on the football viewpoint of the famous football review website in the United States, calling for "do not prohibit kangaroo soccer shoes".

He said: "we are strongly against the genuine leather made football shoes from the market. I also know that synthetic materials are cheaper, but the feeling of leather shoes is irreplaceable.

Some people think that leather is much more expensive, but synthetic leather adds a lot of technology. They will say how much technology is worth, so the last manufactured shoes are not necessarily cheaper than genuine leather.

In addition, some people on the Internet believe that Nike's statement is probably not just out of humanitarianism, but also in terms of cost control.

In this regard, the reporter interviewed a well-known domestic football equipment website master even, hoping to get a professional answer from him.

Occasionally, the main advantages of kangaroo shoes are breathability, softness, better ductility and ball control, but higher cost. Therefore, the products of Nike's shoes are made of high-end products.

I even said that although synthetic materials will spend more money in the development stage, after this stage, the cost will still drop. "No longer use kangaroo skin for environmental protection, and the purpose of environmental protection is ultimately to reduce material losses."

In recent years, Nike has been developing the soccer shoes of synthetic materials with a lighter aim, such as assassin series.

In order to lighten the weight of the shoes, Nike is bound to use the light material road and fly line technology. "

I even revealed that Nike's brand new synthetic material is Kangalite, and the "CTR 360" series uses this material. "Nike said this material is softer and closer to the grip of kangaroo skin, but I still think there is a big gap between Kangalite and kangaroo skin.

Of course, its cost should be lower than that of kangaroo skin. "

At this point, the view of even and Ben Perkins is the same.