The problem I have with the fur debate is that both sides present it as too simplistic of a choice. Like most things in life, it’s not a simple
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Major Department Stores Caught Selling Dog Fur Coats: The Fake Debate Takes On a Whole New Level
March 29, 2007 by
Kathryn on
March 29, 2007
UPDATE: The Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act, H.R. 891 DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF IT’S HOUSE COMMITTEE AND WAS NOT BROUGHT UP FOR A VOTE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
A story broke a few weeks ago about major retailers/designers like Tommy Hilfiger and Nordstrom, selling “faux fur” jackets really made out of dog fur (yes, fur from fido). Regardless of where you fall in the fur debate, this is a pretty disturbing story. Not to say that dogs are “more important animals” than say rabbits, cows, or minks (what is the plural of minks? Minx?), it’s just that when you purchase a mink coat, you KNOW you’re purchasing a mink coat and in this case it seems that several animal lovers may have purchased items that were made from dogs.
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