Article: HSUS Files New Fur False Advertising Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission

Article: The HSUS Sues Major Fashion Designers and Retailers over Fur False Advertising
Targeted News Service;  November 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......thinking they are 'faux fur,' but are actually getting raccoon dog fur from China...required name for raccoon dog. * Last November...advertised and sold a "faux fur" coat on its online...distinct species of raccoon dog - a member of the...this purportedly ...

Article: Truth in advertising helps avert fate of the poor raccoon dog
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 26, 2007 ;     672 words ......Many of these "faux fur" labeled garments...procyonoides" or raccoon dog. There are at least...clearly labeled "faux fur." The reality is...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 Misrepresented Fur Sold in America
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 19, 2008 ;     608 words ......fur from the raccoon dog, an Asian canine...which contain raccoon dog fur--include...has identified raccoon dog as the species...being used were: Faux fur, Ecological fur...campaign. "Banning raccoon dog fur is the only...resemble raccoons. * ...

Article: Macy's faux fur coats from 'raccoon dog'
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  December 23, 2006 ;     154 words ......Sean John hooded jackets, originally advertised as featuring faux fur, after an investigation by the nation's largest animal protection...were actually made from a certain species of dog called "raccoon dog." "First these jackets were falsely advertised as faux fur, and then it ...

Article: Delaware House of Representatives Passes Bill to Require Fur Labeling
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 10, 2008 ;     664 words ......jackets sold as faux fur. Laboratory testing...pledged not to use raccoon dog fur. Calvin Klein...investigation found raccoon dog fur on 80 percent...designers. Of the raccoon dog fur jackets tested...such things as faux fur, raccoon or ...

Article: Fur probe reveals false labeling.(Brief article)
WWD;  December 21, 2007 ;     300 words ......jackets with rabbit fur as faux fur and took steps to either...trim that was actually raccoon dog a fox-size animal native...mislabeled on the site as faux fur, it's not mislabeled...that a jacket contained faux fur and not real and has...

Article: Macy's yanks fake fur jackets made from 'raccoon dog'
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  December 23, 2006 ;     434 words ......fake fur jackets made from 'raccoon dog' By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, ASSOCIATED...advertised as featuring faux fur, after an investigation...certain species of dog called "raccoon dog." "First these jackets were falsely advertised as faux fur, and then it turned out...their ...

Article: Delaware General Assembly Passes Bill to Protect Consumers from Unlabeled Fur Products
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......and sold as faux fur. Laboratory...pledged not to use raccoon dog fur. Calvin...the sale of raccoon dog fur. Additionally...investigation found raccoon dog fur on 80 percent...designers. Of the raccoon dog fur jackets...such things as faux ...

Article: Animal Fur Must Be Declared On Label Under New Delaware Consumer Protection Law
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 3, 2008 ;     660 words ......advertised and sold as faux fur. Laboratory testing...pledged not to use raccoon dog fur. Calvin Klein...investigation found raccoon dog fur on 80 percent...designers. Of the raccoon dog fur jackets tested...such things as faux fur, raccoon or ...

Article: Macy's Pulls Sean John Hooded Jackets
AP Online;  December 22, 2006 ;     447 words ......advertised as featuring faux fur, after an investigation...species of dog called "raccoon dog." "First these jackets...falsely advertised as faux fur, and then it turned...nine tested positive as raccoon dog fur and were mislabeled...States - to include raccoon ...

Article: Md. Bill Seeks to End Mislabeling of Fur Coats
The Washington Post;  February 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......advertised as having a "faux fur collar," but the...hair of Chinese raccoon dog, the Humane Society...that was labeled as faux fur but was made of...says was made of raccoon dog by saying only that...leather jacket with faux fur trim she bought...daughter ...

Article: Is Your Coat Fur Fake, or Is It Fido?
AP Online;  February 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......coat with trim labeled as faux fur that felt real. Leppert...had marketed the vests as faux fur. Charles Jayson, chief executive...and our items labeled 'faux fur' are a 100 percent synthetic...discovered selling coats with raccoon dog fur labeled as ...

Article: AP IMPACT: Is Your Fur Fake or Fido?
AP Online;  February 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......coat with trim labeled as faux fur that felt real. Leppert...had marketed the vests as faux fur. Charles Jayson, chief executive...and our items labeled 'faux fur' are a 100 percent synthetic...discovered selling coats with raccoon dog fur labeled as ...

Article: Some Coats May Have Fur From Dogs
AP Online;  February 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......coat with trim labeled as faux fur that felt real. Leppert...had marketed the vests as faux fur. Charles Jayson, chief executive...and our items labeled 'faux fur' are a 100 percent synthetic...discovered selling coats with raccoon dog fur labeled as ...