Stella McCartney booed over roo skin

From correspondents in London

August 26, 2007 08:04pm

Article from: AAP

STELLA McCartney has found herself embroiled in a campaign by animal rights over the use of kangaroo hides by the sporting giant behind her latest womenswear range

McCartney, a long-time vegetarian who has previously attacked designers who use fur, is just weeks away from unveiling her new sportswear range for Adidas at London Fashion Week.

But in an embarrassing twist, animal rights campaigners have begun publicly attacking Adidas for fuelling the "largest wildlife slaughter in the world" by using kangaroo skins to make football boots. "Adidas's use of kangaroo skin is inexcusably cruel," Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler told The Independent on Sunday newspaper.

"On the question of Stella McCartney's alleged silence, we know she opposes animal cruelty and presume she is taking the steps she feels appropriate to press the company to stop the use of kangaroo skins."

McCartney's father, Paul McCartney, has previously campaigned for Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (VIVA).

The group last month scored a major victory in the United States when the Californian Supreme Court banned the sale of football boots and other products made from kangaroo skins.

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