Lord & Taylor Agrees To Stop Selling Raccoon Dog Fur LABEL, MAIN, RETAIL 12.07.09Written By Ben

Lord & Taylor has agreed to stop selling misleading faux-fur that turned out to be racoon-dog fur. Certain items that weren’t labeled properly may have been sold in Neiman Marcus, Saks, and Macys to name a few.

The Humane Society had sued Lord & Taylor about a year ago for mislabeling. They would label garments as faux-fur, raccoon, or coyote, when it was raccoon-dog fur all along. The problem is that these poor animals are known to be skinned alive for their fur. The problem is that skinning these poor innocent creatures for fur is far more cheaper to produce than faux-fur. Unfortunately, because faux-fur is popular because people feel like if it is the “right thing” to buy, that is why labels like Lord & Taylor do these things.

Source: The Cut