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Faux Fur Or Real Dogs?
The only thing worse than labeling real animal fur in coats as faux, would be using the fur of dogs. Well, the only thing worse has happened.
Tests Show Major Retailers Are Selling Mislabeled Fur Coats
After announcing the results of an investigation last week that several major American retailers were falsely advertising real fur as "faux," The Humane Society of the United States announced a new key finding: Some of the real fur sold at Burlington Coat Factory and J.C. Penney and labeled as "raccoon," "racoon" [sic], and "coyote" from China is actually fur from raccoon dogs, revealing a second major problem with the fur sales of these companies and their suppliers."Last week, we released information revealing that major U.S. retailers were advertising real fur as faux in Internet, circular, and store advertising," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States.
"If the consumers had looked past the advertising and examined labels inside the coats, they would have seen that the coats were made from real fur from raccoons and coyotes. Today, we have uncovered another major problem: The real fur was mislabeled and the fur comes from a canine species known as 'raccoon dog.' All major retailers should pull any raccoon or coyote fur from China until all parties understand the scope of the improper and illegal labeling."
An HSUS investigation in China in 1998 revealed that fur sellers in China will attach almost any label their customers want on their coats. That investigation and subsequent ones revealed the inhumane and barbaric killing of domesticated dogs and raccoon dogs.
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