Macy's has pulled from its shelves and its Web site two styles of hooded jackets from Sean John, company. The jackets were originally advertised as featuring faux fur, but an investigation by the nation's largest animal protection organization concluded that the garments were actually made from a certain species of canine called "raccoon dog".
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, said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.
In a statement by 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."...Source: Press Telegram
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, said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.
In a statement by 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."...Source: Press Telegram
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