Truth In Fur Labeling
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From The HSUS (via Animal Law Blog):
This past Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Truth in Fur Labeling Act (H.R. 2480) by a voice vote. This legislation would protect consumers by bringing much-needed accuracy and disclosure to fur products. The bill closes a loophole in federal law that allows some animal fur garments to go unlabeled if the value of the fur is $150 or less, leaving consumers in the dark as to whether they are buying faux or animal fur. HSUS investigations have found jackets trimmed with animal fur being sold without labels and falsely advertised as “faux fur” across the country. Please urge your Senators to support this common sense legislation!
And if you haven’t seen the preview for The Skin Trade, please watch it now:
Just saw a fur vest by Kim Kardashian at Sears that’s not labeled and looks suspiciously like real fur. Sears website, however, lists it as faux fur. Should be avoided because of the confusion. Also, I’d like to see some kind of online review of places that display and/or advertise fur fashions-a kind of “Hall of Shame”. Ebony and Essence magazines are guilty parties this month. There are others, to be sure.