Kangaroo Leather Ban

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Monkey

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Does anyone know the current state of the kangaroo leather ban in California? Does it look like there might be another moratorium or is this ban now finally set in place? I cannot find any current information on it and would like to get a new pair of cleats soon.
 
Monkey said:
Does anyone know the current state of the kangaroo leather ban in California? Does it look like there might be another moratorium or is this ban now finally set in place? I cannot find any current information on it and would like to get a new pair of cleats soon.
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Ban is on, Assembly Bill 1188 passed in May and they is no sunset date for a moratorium
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1188

Some places like ebay or certain out of state e-sellers will sell and ship to CA.
 
Monkey said:
Does anyone know the current state of the kangaroo leather ban in California? Does it look like there might be another moratorium or is this ban now finally set in place? I cannot find any current information on it and would like to get a new pair of cleats soon.
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Just purchase a pair from out of state, however do not try to buy on Amazon. They adhere to CA policy. I was able to find a pair of turfs for myself, but could not buy the same pair on Amazon.
 
kangaroo ban is pretty absurd. the only people who understand the ban is whomever came up with the idea. guess someone thought they are too cute to be used to make durable, comfortable shoes. guess cows arent that cute?
 
It's a shame California is forcing us to use cow leather over kangaroo. I looked into this ban when my daughter had wanted to replace her old cleats. As best I can tell it's commercial protectionism. Kangaroo are super-abundant. The four species of traded Australian kangaroo at issue are approaching a population of 50 million (about double the number of cattle there) and growing. If anything, Australia has been struggling to manage their overpopulation: http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2017/09/australias_kangaroo_overpopula.html
 
SocalPapa said:
It's a shame California is forcing us to use cow leather over kangaroo. I looked into this ban when my daughter had wanted to replace her old cleats. As best I can tell it's commercial protectionism. Kangaroo are super-abundant. The four species of traded Australian kangaroo at issue are approaching a population of 50 million (about double the number of cattle there) and growing. If anything, Australia has been struggling to manage their overpopulation: http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2017/09/australias_kangaroo_overpopula.html
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yeah. the aussie gov and people are told to kill kangaroos. they are like rabbits, but worse. so they put the roos to good use as food and products. the ban in Cali doesnt hurt the manufacturers since the gov pushed/helped them to get more product to other markets. The Aussie gov lobbies Cali to stop over symbolism. They dont want Cali to put out a false narrative. Like Cali gov/lawmakers would ever do that.
 
SocalPapa said:
It's a shame California is forcing us to use cow leather over kangaroo. I looked into this ban when my daughter had wanted to replace her old cleats. As best I can tell it's commercial protectionism. Kangaroo are super-abundant. The four species of traded Australian kangaroo at issue are approaching a population of 50 million (about double the number of cattle there) and growing. If anything, Australia has been struggling to manage their overpopulation: http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2017/09/australias_kangaroo_overpopula.html
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Nokona makes some of their high-end baseball gloves out of Kangaroo too.
 
They are a nuisance to farmers in Australia and the population of the species used for leather and food is out of control. Was there this summer and they don't care about California's on again off again ban. My relatives love kangaroo meat but it is too "gamey" tasting for me.
 
Fact said:
They are a nuisance to farmers in Australia and the population of the species used for leather and food is out of control. Was there this summer and they don't care about California's on again off again ban. My relatives love kangaroo meat but it is too "gamey" tasting for me.
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Agree, if you have ever lived in Australia or spent a significant amount of time there you know that kangaroos are like rats, they are everywhere. Whoever introduced the bill is an idiot!
 
LBSoccer said:
There are stores that sell them. We purchased several pairs some stores said they were illegal others said yeah we have them in stock lol
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Circumventing the system to get customers what they want! Agree there are stores that still have Kangaroo boots. If you find a pair of Copa's made of Kangaroo your golden.
 
Fact said:
They are a nuisance to farmers in Australia and the population of the species used for leather and food is out of control. Was there this summer and they don't care about California's on again off again ban. My relatives love kangaroo meat but it is too "gamey" tasting for me.
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It's funny, sanctuary state Ca doesn't mind if illegal aliens kill Americans but don't kill a kangaroo for shoes.
Is that about right?
 
LBSoccer said:
There are stores that sell them. We purchased several pairs some stores said they were illegal others said yeah we have them in stock lol
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Us too. There's a ban in place, but like a lot of things in CA, it comes down to having the resources to enforce it. And believe me, nobody is on the streets checking soccer boots inventory. Big chain stores will abide by it because that's how corporations operate, and any enforcement of such a ban would start with them anyway. We bought a pair last year from a small mom & pop soccer store. When I asked them if they would stop carrying them because of the ban, the owner was like, "Hell no. They're our best seller." One win for the small guys.
 
Mystery Train said:
Us too. There's a ban in place, but like a lot of things in CA, it comes down to having the resources to enforce it. And believe me, nobody is on the streets checking soccer boots inventory. Big chain stores will abide by it because that's how corporations operate, and any enforcement of such a ban would start with them anyway. We bought a pair last year from a small mom & pop soccer store. When I asked them if they would stop carrying them because of the ban, the owner was like, "Hell no. They're our best seller." One win for the small guys.
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Exactly. I wasn't aware they were illegal and my daughter loves these shoes. Hers tore and she tried to buy them in san francisco and was told no at every shop stating they were illegal. Came back to our local shops in SoCal and bought her a replacement and a replacement for the replacement. Apparently The ban doesn't exist in So Cal
 
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