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Take Action: Skechers: Stop Supporting Animal Cruelty!
Tell Skechers to wake up and realize its advertising is promoting serious animal cruelty- and to stop now!
Skechers ran their Super Bowl ad despite pleas from animal advocates everywhere. Please continue to sign this petition in protest of Skechers until the company apologizes for their ad and publicly denounces animal cruelty.
Goal: 30,000
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Progress: 23,158
Sponsored by: The Animal Rescue Site
Greyhounds are being exploited as part of a new ad campaign that's scheduled to begin during the Super Bowl.
The multi-billion dollar shoe company Skechers recently filmed its television ad at a greyhound racing track. The advertisement features the dogs in racing jackets, racing against a smaller dog who is wearing Skechers shoes.
Airing this promotion would be bad enough any time — but airing it during the Super Bowl not only promises hundreds of millions of people will witness a form of animal cruelty that is being touted as a sport, but it also demonstrates gross ignorance on the part of Skechers.
Skechers needs to realize it is only promoting animal cruelty by supporting a sport in which innocent dogs die all the time for no reason.
Sign the petition imploring Skechers to act responsibly and pull this ad from the Super Bowl lineup — and from television altogether.
Dear Skechers CEO Robert Greenberg:
If your company, Skechers, is interested in doing the right thing, you will apologize for promoting animal cruelty with an ad during the Super Bowl lineup.
Your ad featuring greyhound dogs racing a smaller dog wearing Skechers shoes completely misses the point. Do you know the kinds of lives racing greyhounds lead? They're fed grade D meat, kept in small enclosures, forced to race until their bodies give out, and then they are killed. The greyhound racing industry is a terrible place for a dog to end up.
Yet you supported this "sport" by broadcasting it across America during the most watched event of the year. I realize your interest lies with your own company's success — but you shouldn't promote animal cruelty to get it.
Please apologize for your ad letting the public know you do not condone animal cruelty.
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Helen M. O'Connor
My cousin rescued two greyhounds from the track,what a terrible life they have-just to make money for someone who finds it easier to race dogs then work.
May 14, 2013
Helena S
May 14, 2013
jenn rhoads
My family won't be buying OR wearing Sketchers unless the comapany pull this ad and make a public apology!
May 14, 2013
Jane Broyles
May 14, 2013
Judy Talley
May 14, 2013
Donna Trueblood
May 14, 2013
Eva Valle
May 14, 2013
Helene Wetzel
I will never buy skechers again unless you stop the cruel behaviors.
May 14, 2013
Lynda Ferrara
May 14, 2013
catherine Jablonska
May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
Briana Camp
May 13, 2013
Gaby S
May 13, 2013
Chris Duran
May 13, 2013
Rosheni De Alwis
May 13, 2013
Jane Veal
May 13, 2013
Cecelia Samp
May 12, 2013
Barbara Gary
May 12, 2013
Lori Kellar
May 12, 2013
Stefania Nobile
May 12, 2013
Kevin Kenger
May 12, 2013
S Rodrigues
May 12, 2013
Barbara Compher
May 12, 2013
Vickie McClintock
May 12, 2013
Layla Simic
May 11, 2013
Linda Haney
May 11, 2013
Sherry Yeomans
May 11, 2013
Vicki Wright
May 11, 2013
Kirsty Bingham
May 11, 2013
Dale Janks
May 11, 2013
John LaRochelle
May 10, 2013
Kathryn Reyna
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
May 10, 2013
Raluca Lucaciu
May 10, 2013
Adriene DeZarn
May 10, 2013
Kim Fountain
May 10, 2013
Irena Hodzic
May 10, 2013
Heather Schmitt
May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
Robardelle Magali
May 10, 2013
Pamela Scott
May 10, 2013
Lynda Hughes
May 10, 2013
Natalie Beens
May 9, 2013
Silvia Silva
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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christopher goetz
May 9, 2013
Lynne Davies
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May 9, 2013
Veroy Tison
