Fashion Designers Kill Dogs

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With all of the recent media surrounding the disclosure that faux fur is sometimes actually dog hair, I thought I'd post some hints on how to tell faux from canine. If an item of clothing is marked "faux" on the label, part the hairs of the fur. With faux fur, you'll be able to see the fabric it's attached to. With real fur or dog hair, you will see the skin attached. Real fur or dog hair is easily agitated by the wind. Blow gently onto the fur. Faux fur will barely move while real fur or dog hair will really move around. If you can get away with this last tip, I'm all for it. Pull a few strands of the labeled "faux" fur out and burn them. You've burnt your own hair or eyebrows before, we all know what real hair burning smells like - gross! True faux will smell like plastic burning. I want to note that the media differentiated fur into four types: faux, real, canine and raccoon. As an animal lover, I believe that raccoon should fall under the "real" category! It completely disgusts me to think that dogs are being murdered simply for their skin, to satisfy the spoiled fashion designers who overcharge for their clothing. I am all for freedom, but I do believe the clothing industry needs some strong guidelines and laws there! What do you think? Do you think the clothing industry, as a whole, should have guidelines to follow in regards to what they can and can't use in their designs?