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Luke Costin

Demand to pressure US senators out of kangaroo ban

Australian politicians are fighting to dissuade US senators from banning kangaroo products. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Influential US senators are being urged to reject a kangaroo import ban that has fostered a rare bipartisan movement Down Under.

Kangaroo leather has been under attack from animal activists for years, prompting Nike and Puma to recently cease using the product for their football boots.

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