Your Faux Fur Probably is Real Fur!

According to the Humane Society your Faux Fur is probably real fur. It is supposed to be fake fur, a cheaper version of the real fur coats. Also people who are for animals rights, tend to buy them. I bet there are a lot of ticked off people at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) right now!

Due to a loophole in law, fur coats valued at under $150 don't have to have labels explaining what it's made of. China has taken advantage of this law. They use both cats and Raccoon Dogs for the fur. The animals are raised on farms for this and are often skinned alive!

According to the Humane Society, Neiman Marcus, Dillard's and Smartbargains.com are selling Fake Raccoon coats which are made from the Raccoon Dogs. Bergdorf Goodman and Footlocker are selling them as faux Rabbit. These are the brands named by the Humane Society as real fur, Andrew Marc, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Bogner and Rocawear. They also say that the following companies sell mislabeled faux fur coats. DKNY, Lord and Taylor, Ross, D.E.M.O, Rocawear, Macy's, Baby Phat, J.C. Penney and Burlington Coat Factory.

The Dog and Cat protection act of 2000 banned the use of those types of animals in the United States, for fur coats. However Raccoon Dogs are not protected by this act. The Raccoon Dog is not a true dog but it is related to Dogs. In Japan it's called Tanuki (Badger) they are native to parts of Asia.

They are omnivorous but will eat a lot of different things including frogs, lizards and berries. They are timid and will scream or hide or play dead to avoid a fight with predators. They have burrows and come out mostly at night.

It is ironic that some of the nuts that throw paint on fur coats being worn by people, may be wearing cat fur thinking it's fake. Ok I am against cruelty to animals in any form. And it sickens me to know they get skinned alive, to make coats. But I don't agree with attacking people who wear fur coats and damaging their personal property.