'Win It' Wednesday: Vegan Soccer Ball

Written by PETA

Posted 06-17-2009

15 Comments

Thanks for all of your wonderful comments on this Win It Wednesday. The winners of the vegan soccer balls are Keren Genet, Rev. Meg Schramm, and Hannah Claire Jarvis. Congratulations!

The World Cup has just started, and you can already spot the true fans. Dedicated soccer (or, if you prefer, "football") enthusiasts all over the world are breaking out their jerseys and dusting off their giant foam fingers.

Before you start practicing your Ronaldinho moves, don't forget to make sure that your ball is cruelty-free. Many sports balls are made of leather, despite the cruelty and human health risks involved in producing it. Hasn't anyone at FIFA ever been to CowsAreCool.com?

For this week's "Win It" Wednesday, we're giving away leather-free soccer balls from Fair Trade Sports so that cows can keep their skins and you can kick butt on the field.

How do you win? Tell us about your favorite animal-friendly athlete in a comment below. The three most fan-crazed comments will win.

The contest ends on July 1, 2009, and we'll choose one comment as the winner on July 3, 2009. Be sure to read our privacy policy and terms and conditions, as you're agreeing to both by commenting. Check back every Wednesday for new prizes. Good luck!

Written by Lianne Turner

Tags:

fur, Teachkind, win it wednesday, seal hunt, World Cup, barack obama, serial killer, The Exorcist, hockey, cashews, pistachios, MLA, Shawn Lyons, fur expo, Soccer

Recent Comments

james bender commented:

8-1-2009 9:30 PM

MY favourite animal friendly athlete is me I play soccer basketball hockey cricket softball netball Ive been playing soccer for seven years and I can to over a thousand juggles
christopher h commented:

7-1-2009 5:29 PM

gotta be prince fielder
michelle hill commented:

6-30-2009 7:49 AM

Looks like a great invention. Hope im the lucky winner!!
Kelly Ann T. commented:

6-23-2009 11:47 PM

Tony La Russa's is a huge animal fan and he even started ARF.
Keren Genet commented:

6-22-2009 4:08 PM

My favorite animal friendly athlete is my son Ari. He's nearly 5 years old and is taking an interest in soccer. He's been a life long vegetarian. He loves animals people and nature and enjoys our organic farming lifestyle in Northern Vermont. He's going to be lean tall and quick. It would make his day to get a ball!!! Blessing on all creatures great and small.
Margarita commented:

6-21-2009 8:20 PM

My favorite animalfriendly athlete is Carlos Puyol from Spain's soccer team. I found out by looking animal organizations in Spain and there he was making a comment about the fur farms of Spain.
Dan commented:

6-21-2009 2:34 PM

Pam Anderson...she swam a lot in Baywatch remember? And jogged on the beach. Oooooohhhh....did she ever.
Hannah Claire Jarvis commented:

6-18-2009 10:36 AM

My favourite is Prince Fielder. I am a Milwaukee girl he is definitely my favourite Brewers player! He was inspired to become vege after reading 'Skinny Bitch' a present from his wife!His change definitely made more people here in Milwaukee think about the issue of vegetariansim. Fielder holds the Brewers' team record for home runs in a season as well as the MLB record for youngest player to reach the 50 home run mark. Amazing what a crueltyfree diet can do!
Elaine Vigneault commented:

6-17-2009 5:42 PM

My soccerloving hubby says "leatherfree soccer balls are the norm these days not the exception." Just an FYI
Kelli commented:

6-17-2009 5:37 PM

Prince Fielder because baseball is my favourite sport and it's so cool that he's gone vegan.

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