Macy's has pulled from its shelves and its website two styles of Sean John hooded jackets, originally advertised as featuring faux fur, after an investigation by the nation's largest animal protection organization concluded that the garments were actually made from a certain species of dog called "raccoon dog" (pictured).
Raccoon dogs — which are not domestic animals — are indigenous to Asia, including eastern Siberia and Japan, and have been raised in large numbers because their fur closely resembles raccoon
Orlando Veras, a spokesman at Macy's, a division of Federated Department Stores Inc., confirmed Friday that the retailer had removed the jackets, releasing a statement saying that it has a "long-standing policy against the selling of any dog or cat fur." He continued, "This policy is clearly communicated to all suppliers."
4 comments:
of course, the picture is a joke, but is there really a raccoon dog?
Yes, the story is true.
P Diddy is lining his coats with dog fur. It is confirmed.
Snoop has sent a hit squad.
For the record, I'm all for raising animals for harvesting fur or making dog food, Soylent Green or whatever. Someone's gonna do it cause someones gonna wear it.
Anything to prevent poaching which devestates a species. We damn near hunted off entire wolf, whale and elephant species.
Humans are so greedy.
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