Fri Mar 8, 2013, 11:50 AM

onehandle (35,364 posts)

Marc Jacobs' 'faux fur' garments actually use the coats of Chinese canines

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Source: NY Daily News

It's a faux fur fakeout — Marc Jacobs jackets being sold at Century 21 department stores actually contain dog hair.

Even if the labels say otherwise, the “faux fur” garments sold by the retailer are made with the fur of cuddly Chinese raccoon dogs, a breed that’s often skinned alive for its soft coat.

Tests arranged as part of an undercover probe by the Humane Society and state Assembly member Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) identified various items hawked by Century 21 as containing real canine fur, disgusted shoppers found out Thursday.

“I think that’s horrible, because I don’t believe in wearing real fur,” snapped tourist Kayla East, 23, of Toronto, as she shopped Thursday at Century 21’s popular lower Manhattan outlet. “I would really be upset if I purchased something that said it was fake, and it was real.”

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/century-21-selling-real-fur-faux-humane-society-article-1.1282382

Cue someone to defend Chinese 'culture' for its 'different values.'

Of course, Marc Jacobs is just feeding cruelty.

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49 replies	Author	Time	Post
Marc Jacobs' 'faux fur' garments actually use the coats of Chinese canines (Original post)	onehandle	Mar 8	OP
Sounds like JC Penney's again. n/t	jtuck004	Mar 8	#1
"Cue someone to defend Chinese 'culture' for its 'different values.'"	ZombieHorde	Mar 8	#2
It's simple capitalistic greed	booley	Mar 8	#6
I'm not anti-Chinese. I'm against skinning animals alive.	ZombieHorde	Mar 8	#9
as am I	booley	Mar 8	#18
I was just making a joke from the OP. nt	ZombieHorde	Mar 8	#21
Then you never had a dinner of live monkey brains.	aquart	Mar 9	#45
I bet the same shit happens worldwide.	alp227	Mar 9	#46
most Chinese suppliers will slap any label on anything if they think they can get away with it	bettyellen	Mar 8	#13
IMO, very few American companies EVER stayed on top of their Chinese suppliers	Hekate	Mar 8	#26
before China was involved, clothing and home goods companies had serious QA and testing in place	bettyellen	Mar 8	#27
booley, have you spent time in China?	Duppers	Mar 9	#44
Well it's a waste to throw away the fur ...after they eat a dog or cat. n/t	L0oniX	Mar 8	#3
... (caution)	panzerfaust	Mar 10	#49
Marc Jacobs is a Chinese name?	Bluenorthwest	Mar 8	#4
No Funny Ever	demwing	Mar 8	#5
Hey PETA!	SCVDem	Mar 8	#7
Message auto-removed	adammoda	Mar 8	#8
soul terror? that kid is a deluded stalker for fucks sake.	bettyellen	Mar 8	#10
someone gave me a marc jacobs jacket	noiretextatique	Mar 8	#11
Yikes. But how do they know the dog is "skinned alive"?	Blandocyte	Mar 8	#12
I saw a video of that	RILib	Mar 8	#16
I too, accidentally, watched the skinning alive video....	TinkerTot55	Mar 8	#36
Gonna stay away from that video. n/t	Agschmid	Mar 8	#42
I saw a video of it, too.	Quantess	Mar 9	#48
How do you skin an animal alive?	AlbertCat	Mar 8	#14
I've seen a video of animals being skinned alive	AndyA	Mar 8	#17
It was very disturbing,	AlbertCat	Mar 8	#22
Some people think animals are shaved. No, they need the skin to hold the fur.	onehandle	Mar 8	#20
No, they need the skin to hold the fur.	AlbertCat	Mar 8	#24
Yeah, and the fake fur that's attached to the knitted base has the luxury of artificial length.	onehandle	Mar 8	#25
Fucking monsters -- all concerned.	whathehell	Mar 8	#15
Message auto-removed	adammoda	Mar 8	#19
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvGdr7RWKw	ilvxnk	Mar 8	#23
welcome to DU	azurnoir	Mar 8	#29
Welcome to DU! That is a truly horrifying (and gruesome video) - maybe add a little text	petronius	Mar 8	#35
GRAPHIC video. Would you please add that to your post? Thanks.	uppityperson	Mar 8	#43
The 'trim' like the stuff around a hood/cuffs is not covered by any 'truth in the tag' regulations	Sunlei	Mar 8	#28
china dog fur all rage	Evasporque	Mar 8	#30
Please tell us how to publicly hate them.	tblue	Mar 8	#31
You mean like avoiding racist tags like Yellow Peril? Here's my method:	Hekate	Mar 8	#33
American demand is the problem	Politicub	Mar 8	#40
Why would this be less expensive?	surrealAmerican	Mar 8	#32
faux takes a factory to produce, the other you pay a peon a dime for enough to trim 5 coats.	Sunlei	Mar 8	#34
Many people like to jump on America	Trascoli	Mar 8	#37
So it's cheaper to skin dogs alive than make plastic faux fur	Politicub	Mar 8	#38
Well yeah. Plastic is a non-renewable resource, and dogs...	Hekate	Mar 8	#39
How does "Cruella De Ville" translate into Mandarin?	Ken Burch	Mar 8	#41
Message auto-removed	amyke70	Mar 9	#47

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Fri Mar 8, 2013, 11:52 AM

jtuck004 (5,069 posts)

Marc Jacobs' 'faux fur' garments actually use the coats of Chinese canines

1. Sounds like JC Penney's again. n/t

2. "Cue someone to defend Chinese 'culture' for its 'different values.'"

6. It's simple capitalistic greed

9. I'm not anti-Chinese. I'm against skinning animals alive.

18. as am I

21. I was just making a joke from the OP. nt

45. Then you never had a dinner of live monkey brains.

46. I bet the same shit happens worldwide.

13. most Chinese suppliers will slap any label on anything if they think they can get away with it

26. IMO, very few American companies EVER stayed on top of their Chinese suppliers

27. before China was involved, clothing and home goods companies had serious QA and testing in place

44. booley, have you spent time in China?

3. Well it's a waste to throw away the fur ...after they eat a dog or cat. n/t

49. ... (caution)

4. Marc Jacobs is a Chinese name?

5. No Funny Ever

7. Hey PETA!

10. soul terror? that kid is a deluded stalker for fucks sake.

11. someone gave me a marc jacobs jacket

12. Yikes. But how do they know the dog is "skinned alive"?

16. I saw a video of that

36. I too, accidentally, watched the skinning alive video....

42. Gonna stay away from that video. n/t

48. I saw a video of it, too.

14. How do you skin an animal alive?

17. I've seen a video of animals being skinned alive

22. It was very disturbing,

20. Some people think animals are shaved. No, they need the skin to hold the fur.

24. No, they need the skin to hold the fur.

25. Yeah, and the fake fur that's attached to the knitted base has the luxury of artificial length.

15. Fucking monsters -- all concerned.

23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvGdr7RWKw

29. welcome to DU

35. Welcome to DU! That is a truly horrifying (and gruesome video) - maybe add a little text

43. GRAPHIC video. Would you please add that to your post? Thanks.

28. The 'trim' like the stuff around a hood/cuffs is not covered by any 'truth in the tag' regulations

30. china dog fur all rage

31. Please tell us how to publicly hate them.

33. You mean like avoiding racist tags like Yellow Peril? Here's my method:

40. American demand is the problem

32. Why would this be less expensive?

34. faux takes a factory to produce, the other you pay a peon a dime for enough to trim 5 coats.

37. Many people like to jump on America

38. So it's cheaper to skin dogs alive than make plastic faux fur

39. Well yeah. Plastic is a non-renewable resource, and dogs...

41. How does "Cruella De Ville" translate into Mandarin?