Animal 0 Posté(e) le 17 novembre 2009 Nov 2, 2009 11:02 pm US/Pacific Is Your Faux Fur Really Dog? HSUS: Field Guide To Telling Animal Fur From Fake Fur List Of Designers Who Have Vowed To Be Fur Free Reporting David Goldstein LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― A loophole in the federal labeling laws allows clothing manufactures to put real fur into clothing without stating anything on the label. CBS Close A loophole in the federal labeling laws allows clothing manufactures to put real fur into clothing without stating anything on the label. Field Guide To Telling Animal Fur From Fake Fur List Of Designers Who Have Vowed To Be Fur Free Is it fur or is it fake? We went undercover with hidden cameras looking for fur-free fashions. But no matter what some of the salespeople said, we looked inside. You won't believe some of the things we found. "This is real fur, this is similar to raccoon dog. Dog. You don't want dog around your neck? No I don't think so." We sent our undercover producer out shopping. Along with Pierre Grzybowski, a fur expert with the Humane Society of the United States. At Arden B. -- a popular chain of women's clothing stores -- at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, we found a vest for $68. The label says suede faux fur. "Does it have fur," our producer asked. "Anything that we have... we don't carry real fur," the salesperson replied. "You don't carry real fur?" "No," the salesperson confirmed. She said Arden B. is fur free! A second salesperson said the vest was too cheap to be real. "OK, so no chance?" "Absolutely, no way," the salesperson said. So we bought it. In the car our fur expert cut open the backing. "This is the inside of the fur trim," Grzybowski said adding, "you can see little pieces of skin that have been stitched together." It turns out, according to our expert; this faux fur is a phony! David Goldstein: "That's actually the skin of an animal?" ... suite: http://cbs2.com/local/Fake.Fur.Dog.2.1287638.html Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
