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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rafqa Touma

Oregon plan to ban sale of kangaroo products is ‘emotive misinformation’, industry says

A group of grey kangaroos on grassy field
Animal activists have welcomed Oregon’s plan to ban kangaroo leather but experts say it is backed by people ‘not qualified’ to comment. Photograph: Elizabeth Colter/Getty Images/EyeEm

A bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts has been introduced in the US state of Oregon, taking aim at sports apparel manufacturers that use the animal’s leather to make their products.

But Australian industry and conservation experts say the bill is “driven by emotive misinformation,” and is “backed by people who are not qualified to comment”.

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