Project Pet Fur
The number of Americans, who may have unknowingly purchased leather jackets trimmed with fur, may be in for a surprise for what they really have. Of, course, except for the Willis family, they brag about their dog sweaters.
Their beloved dogs may have gone to the great kennel in the sky, but for Beth and Brian Willis they will always be close. Because the couple have had his and hers sweaters knitted out of the hair shed by their dogs and spun into yarn. The idea to use the hair, which would otherwise have been vacuumed up and thrown out with the garbage, came after dog breeders told the couple of the unusual use it could have. They say it takes about 40 ounces of hair to properly spin it into enough wool for an average sweater.
OK, back to the orginal story. The jackets in question are the latest of a set of coats Humane Society investigators discovered being sold by some of the largest names in fashion last September-November. During that same time, investigators found seven jackets advertised or labeled as faux that in fact used real fur. The Humane Society publicized those results in Dec. 2007. With the inclusion of these latest results, raccoon dog fur has now been found on 70 percent of the jackets investigators have tested and found to have apparent violations of the Federal Fur Products Labeling Act. The raccoon dogs merely have facial markings that resemble raccoons. Raccoon dogs (scientific name Nyctereutes procyonoides) are actually members of the dog family and are indigenous to Asia.
The names of the retailers and brands associated with these latest jackets, sold over the winter, include Eluxury, Dillard's, Dr. Jay's, Caché, Bluefly, Sears, and Juicy Couture.
Labels: Bluefly, Cache, Clothing, Coats, Dillard's, Dog, Dr. Jay's, Eluxury, Fur, Fur-lined, Humane society, Jackets, Juicy Couture., Sears, Sweater, Willis
Posted By: Joe on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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