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Puma and Nike's plans to phase out kangaroo leather misguided, industry stakeholders say

Puma and Nike have said they will phase out using kangaroo leather in their shoes. (Supplied: Darren Gall)

An Indigenous kangaroo shooter says a decision by Nike and Puma to no longer use kangaroo leather in their soccer shoes is going to have unintended consequences.

The sportswear giants have over the past two weeks indicated that they would stop using kangaroo leather (or K-leather), replacing it with their own synthetic materials — a move that will have serious effects for tanneries and roo harvesters.

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