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Article: Truth in advertising helps avert fate of the poor raccoon dog
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- March 26, 2007
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For the past several months, much ink has been expended by the
national press to explore the clothing industry and the truth in
labeling of fur trim on winter coats. Many of these "faux fur"
labeled garments in reality are made of real fur from the skins of
"Nycereutes procyonoides" or raccoon dog.
There are at least two separate and distinct issues here: the
proper labeling of clothing with fur or furlike trim and the inhumane
treatment of the animals used for these garments.
Here in Maine, the old-timers remember the heavy green nylon
insulated winter coats with the real fur trim issued to airmen at Dow
Field or Loring Air Force bases. They were warm for those bitterly
cold and windy days ...