PETA slams WBC over 'Money Belt'
Earlier this week, World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman proudly announced that the winner of Saturday's superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather would take home the newly produced "Money Belt."
The championship belt is made of, among other things, crocodile skin.
On Friday, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) lashed out at Sulaiman and the WBC, calling for the fair treatment of all animals, including the crocodile killed for the creation of the belt.
Here is the statement released by PETA:
While boxers choose to enter the ring and fight, crocodiles and other animals killed for their skin simply want to be left alone, and PETA is calling on World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman never to use animal skins as prizes again.
No crocodile should be bludgeoned, cut open, or skinned alive to hang in a boxer’s trophy room - or for any other reason.
The WBC has yet to respond, but, the belt is still expected to be awarded to the winner of Saturday's fight.