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Accolades for Nordstrom

Nordstrom has been banning animal fur and exotic animal skin on their own label but is now expanding that policy to all labels it carries either in-store or online. This applies to all of its branches, including Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Last Chance, and Nordstrom websites. It doesn’t take effect until the end of 2021, but it’s an important step foreword.

Thank you, Nordstrom.

Is that Fur-Real?

My faux fur may be real, from real animals.  I’m not sure what the trim on my coat is, despite the label.  Much of the supposedly faux fur we wear in good conscience is actually taken from raccoon dogs (see picture below), rabbits, and other animals.  Yes, mislabeling fur is against federal law.  Yet, the Humane Society of the U.S. and New York Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal discovered this common practice with their undercover probe.

Most of the fur is coming from China, the world’s largest source for fur.  Producers there obtain the fur by beating, strangling, or electrocuting many of the animals to kill them.  Still others, they simply skin alive.

If you, like me, abhor cruelty to animals, especially to feed the vanity of humans, avoid buying any fur, whether  it’s marked “faux” or not.  As for me, I’ve removed the strip of questionable fur from my coat and will encourage my friends to do the same.