Article: Macy's faux fur coats from 'raccoon dog'

Article: Macy's yanks fake fur jackets made from 'raccoon ...
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  December 23, 2006 ;     560 words ... ... fur jackets made from 'raccoon dog' By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO ... advertised as featuring faux fur, after an investigation ... species of dog called "raccoon dog." "First these jackets were falsely advertised as faux fur, and then it turned out ...

Article: Truth in advertising helps avert fate of the poor raccoon ...
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Many of these "faux fur" labeled garments ... procyonoides" or raccoon dog. There are at least ... clearly labeled "faux fur." The reality ... fur from the Asian raccoon dog in violation of ... was arguably the faux fur capital of the world ... Let's give the ...

Article: Investigation Reveals Raccoon Dog Most ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... majority of which contain raccoon dog fur--include Eluxury ... testing has identified raccoon dog as the species on 26 ... found being used were: Faux fur, Ecological fur, Polyester ... campaign. "Banning raccoon dog fur is the only way to ...

Article: The structure of vertebrate predator community in north-eastern ...
Folia Zoologica;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... naturalization of the American mink and raccoon dog. Species composition of the community ... periods before the American mink and raccoon dog expansion and after the introduced species ... the American mink Mustela vison and raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides. Having studied ...

Article: Facilitative interactions between the Eurasian badger (Meles ...
Canadian Journal of Zoology;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Von Holle 1999; Richardson et al. 2000). The spectacular raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834)) invasion of Europe ... facilitative interactions between a native (badger) and an alien (raccoon dog) species significantly contributed to the invasion success ...

Dictionary definition: raccoon dog
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      140 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 raccoon dog a small, raccoonlike, burrowing dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) of Asia, having long, loose fur and a short, thick tail Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Article: Humane Society battles against loophole in faux-fur ...
University Wire;  April 25, 2007 ;     455 words ... ... China found a way to send over raccoon dog fur-collared coats without proper ... consumer who thinks they are buying faux fur could actually be purchasing animal ... names in fashion selling mislabeled raccoon dog fur trim on jackets. The investigation ...