Your Guide to Cruelty-Free Sports Equipment

Sports equipment is commonly made with sheep intestines, pig skins, cow hides, and other parts of animals—and that’s a foul! The game changer is that there are tons of cruelty-free versions that will help make sure you and animals can both have a ball. Check them out:

Baseball

Ever since players started wearing gloves in 1870 all Major League Baseball gloves have been made with leather until NY Yankee starting pitcher Brian Gordon wore his Carpenter glove in 2011. Hear the story behind this story when a new episode of the @makercast_podcast is posted this Friday. #carpentertrade #baseballglove #madeinusa #yankees #baseball #maker

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Gopher Impact Zone All-Synthetic Baseball Glove

Rawlings All-Synthetic Glove

Carpenter Trade, LLC, gloves

Football

I don't have the power to change everything yet but the things that I can, I have. #VeganNikes #NextTheFootball #the300poundvegan #crueltyfree #ihateleather #vegan

A post shared by David Carter (@the300poundvegan) on Nov 16, 2015 at 1:41pm PST

Tachikara footballs

Nike All-Field 3.0

Under Armour Men’s UA Hammer Mid RM

Nike Alphan Pro 2 3/4 D

Volleyball

#passion #volleyball #volleyballcourt #tachikara

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Tachikara Zebra Volleyball

Wilson Soft Play Outdoor Volleyball

Nike Zoom Volley Hyperspike

Dance

Ooooo look at these; lots of new #vegan dance show style samples & soon to be in stock ? Tap, Ballet, Line dancing & and the Tap shoes doing an accompaniment in the background ? #vegan #dance #lovely #vegandance

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Ethical Wares dance shoes

Grishko dance shoes

Cynthia King ballet slippers

Boxing

Amazing @wongsworkout with her new Wolfheart X2 vegan boxing gloves. Great to get so much positive feedback about our gloves, really means the world to us! #mma #quote #thaiboxing #muaythai #ufc #bjj #fight #fightgear #boxinggloves #vegan #fairtrade #sweatshopfree #bjj #kickboxing #fit #fitness #sport #sports #crossfit #healthy #martialarts #boxer #boxgirl #fightchick #training #gym #gymselfie

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Vehement boxing gloves

Pro Impact Pro Style Boxing Gloves

TITLE Classic Revolution Synthetic Training Gloves

Skating

Moxi Ivy Jungle skates! Made from all vegan materials for the animal lovers out there! @veroliiiina loving her new skates! #moxirollerskates @skatersocksusa

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Moxi Ivy Jungle Skates

Riedell Divine (Vegan) Quad Speed Skates

Riedell 115 RS Women’s Figure Ice Skates

Soccer

#MorethanaGame Playing soccer with your friends and enjoying a Senda Ball at Sunset. What else you could ask for? Check out our new collection in the link in our bio. #MorethanaBall

A post shared by Senda Fair Trade Soccer Balls (@sendaathletics) on Feb 29, 2016 at 2:36pm PST

Senda soccer balls

Social Conscience soccer balls

New Balance Visaro Control TF 

Puma POWERclub 2.0 Training Soccer Ball

Nike Strike PL Soccer Ball

Adidas X Glider Soccer Ball

Weightlifting

“I could never give up meat” or “Don’t you miss a good cheeseburger?” The most common responses from people when I tell them I’m #vegan and the most common question, “Where do you get your #protein?” Do these guys look like their lacking protein? Fact of the matter is #NoMeatNoProblem #plantprotein #veganrolemodels #poweredbyplants @rbigwood @domzthompson @torre.washington #veganstrength #plantbased #plantbuilt #vegan #GoVegan #bodybyplants #fortheanimals #WhyImVegan #crueltyfree #ClarkKentWasVegan #guysgovegan

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GoFit Women’s Cross-Training Gloves

GoFit Men’s Weightlifting Gloves

NewGrip weightlifting gloves

Golf

Josh's dad surprised me with a new #golfbag today ? he is just way too sweet! Of course I had to go break it in right away ?⛳ #isitmybirthday #bestsurpriseever #topflite #golf #iloveit

A post shared by Liz Jensen? (@liz.jensen) on Mar 25, 2017 at 8:09pm PDT

Oakley Men’s Cipher 4 Golf Shoe

Zero Friction Men’s Compression Golf Glove

Top Flite Lightweight Women’s Stand Bag

Running

Who likes to colour co-ordinate with their #RunningBuddy? #BrooksRunning #nstaRunners #RunningGear

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Inov-8 shoes

Brooks Running Shoes

Newton Running shoes

New Balance 880V6

(Check out PETA’s full guide to animal friendly running shoes!)

Rock Climbing

Aggressive shoes for the aggressive woman? #evolv #huecotanks #hueco #climb #climbing #climber #rockclimbing #boulder #bouldering #girlsthatclimb #climblikeagirl #womenwhoclimb

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Evolv Women’s Elektra Violet

Five Ten Men’s Dragon Climbing Shoe

Mad Rock Lyra Climbing Shoe

Pro tip: Check out our plant-based guide to hitting the gym so you can be your best on game day!