Animal activists angry about Super Bowl Skechers ad that promotes greyhound racing
GREY2K USA has posted the following on its website:
On November 22, GREY2K USA learned that Skechers had filmed a commercial at Tucson Greyhound Park featuring greyhound dogs in running jackets pitted against a small dog wearing Skechers sneakers.
We wrote to the company and asked you to join us in asking for this misguided promotion to be cancelled. Thankfully, thousands of greyhound advocates around the world signed our petition and also sent direct e-mails to company officials.
We have now learned that Skechers denies that it is promoting dog racing and that the greyhound ad will be aired during February's Super Bowl! Additionally, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is to be featured and was present for filming at the dog track.
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