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Article: Macy's yanks fake fur jackets made from 'raccoon dog'
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- December 23, 2006
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ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-23-2006
Macy's yanks fake fur jackets made from 'raccoon dog'
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 12-23-2006, Saturday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
NEW YORK — 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, ...