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2006-12-24 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Macy's has pulled from its shelves and its Web site 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." "First these jackets were falsely advertised as faux fur, and then it turned out that the fur came from a type of dog," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.

Pacelle added that the issue is an "industry-wide problem" and its investigation demonstrated that retailers and designers "aren't paying close enough attention to the fur trim they are selling." He added that the issue is especially problematic when "the fur is sourced from China where domestic dogs and cats and raccoon dogs are killed in gruesome ways."

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, Pacelle said.

That's why they call them 'raccoon dogs', you know.

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." The Sean John jackets one a snorkel style, the other a classic version had been labeled "raccoon fur," but were advertised as faux fur, Pacelle said.

In a statement by Sean "Diddy" Combs released by his publicist Hampton Carney, the designer said: "I was completely unaware of the nature of this material, but as soon as we were alerted, the garments were pulled off the Macy's floor and Web site. I have instructed our outerwear licensee to cease the production of any garments using this material immediately."

Posted by Fred 2006-12-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Raccoon fur, Fox fur, what's the deal.

Oh, faux?

Never mind.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-12-24 00:09|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-12-24 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 RIP good dawgs.

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-24 07:46|| 2006-12-24 07:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol. Spend a lot of time at RA, Ship? Lol.

Posted by .com 2006-12-24 08:31|| 2006-12-24 08:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Oddly, it's a top-10 return from Google Image on Coon hounds... :P

and yes I've grown to love Roadside America

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-24 13:13|| 2006-12-24 13:13|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm so ashamed of Macys, so will these jackets be marked down ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-12-24 15:40|| 2006-12-24 15:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Didn't Tar-zhay get in trouble a few years ago for jackets with what turned out to be cat fur?

Imported from - where else? - China, of course.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-24 19:19|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-12-24 19:19|| Front Page Top

#7 China, of course.

Well, ya see ... the pelts were really stacking up at all the restaurants and these guys came around offering good money ...

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-24 19:39|| 2006-12-24 19:39|| Front Page Top

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