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Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 2446
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:33 pm: | 
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Macy's pulls Sean John hooded jackets
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer
Fri Dec 22, 6:24 PM ET
Macy's has pulled from its shelves and its Web site two styles of Sean John hooded jackets, originally advertised as featuring faux fur, after an investigation by the nation's largest animal protection organization concluded that the garments were actually made from a certain species of dog called "raccoon dog."
"First these jackets were falsely advertised as faux fur, and then it turned out that the fur came from a type of dog," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.
Pacelle added that the issue is an "industry-wide problem" and its investigation demonstrated that retailers and designers "aren't paying close enough attention to the fur trim they are selling." He added that the issue is especially problematic when "the fur is sourced from China where domestic dogs and cats and raccoon dogs are killed in gruesome ways."
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, Pacelle said.
Orlando Veras, a spokesman at Macy's, a division of Federated Department Stores Inc., confirmed Friday that the retailer had removed the jackets, releasing a statement saying that it has a "long-standing policy against the selling of any dog or cat fur." He continued, "This policy is clearly communicated to all suppliers."
The Sean John jackets — one a snorkel style, the other a classic version — had been labeled "raccoon fur," but were advertised as faux fur, Pacelle said.
In a statement by Sean "Diddy" 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."
Macy's removal of the coats comes on the heels of other tests conducted by the Humane Society of the United States on a range of fur-trimmed jackets from retailers such as Burlington Coat Factory, Bloomingdale's, J.C. Penney and Saks Fifth Avenue as well as from designers and clothing lines such as Baby Phat, Andrew Marc, MaxMara and Calvin Klein. Those tests revealed that most of the jackets labeled as "raccoon" or coyote" from China in fact contained fur from raccoon dogs.
Of the 10 garments tested by the Humane Society, nine tested positive as raccoon dog fur and were mislabeled, a violation of federal law.
The Humane Society is also calling upon Congress to amend the Dog and Cat Protection Act — which bans the sale of dog or cat fur in the United States — to include raccoon dog, since the organization says these dogs are so "inhumanely" killed and their species are similar to domesticated dogs.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_bi_ge/macy_s_dog_fur_1 |
Jackie
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Username: Jackie
Post Number: 288
Registered: 04-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 11:23 pm: |
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Ick ! Raccoon dog fur...dog fur....thanks for this post. Informative for us tree hugging, animal loving Californians ! LOL ! |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 6182
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 11:29 pm: |
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Well, I'll be doggone! |
Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 2449
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 12:31 am: |
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They supposedly skin them alive 
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Chrishayden
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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 3160
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 10:11 am: |
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So what.
They need to start making coats from the scalps of these Animal Rights wackos. |
Igbogirl
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Username: Igbogirl
Post Number: 744
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 03:47 pm: |
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That explains why when P Diddy drops his drawers, his pubic hair look like a durn forest. He done gone and had him a Racoon Dog weave attached to his groin area! |
Mzuri
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 2457
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 06:44 pm: |
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And you should know StankyPoo. Because it takes one itchy hairy-groined mofo to recognize another one!
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Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 273
Registered: 11-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 08:16 pm: |
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Great photo of Igbogirl and Puffy!
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Igbogirl
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Username: Igbogirl
Post Number: 750
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 08:18 pm: |
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It look more like you, Enchanted. Your features and skintone are very primate-like. Plus somebody as dark as you are likely has a powerful smell to her. |
Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 275
Registered: 11-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 08:23 pm: |
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So dark skinned people stink? Careful careful Igbo-monkey. Your Kola Boof impersonation is slipping bigtime. Dont be mad at me and Mzuri just because you have no talent to pull off your stunts TONYA. LMAO!!!!!
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Igbogirl
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Username: Igbogirl
Post Number: 756
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 08:39 pm: |
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"So dark skinned people stink? Careful careful Igbo-monkey."
Yessum. And I like I said, your coal-black-ugly ass is the one who more resembles a Primate, sweetie. Its the black-faced bitches like you who are considered the most animalistic and primitive. You're the kind that a lot of black men wouldn't wanna be seen with. There ARE some courageous black men who'd gladly be seen with you, but not the majority. They don't want to get made fun of. I've heard that shea butter can be good for lightening up the skin. Go buy some. ASAP. |
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