Does Jay-Z Pimp Dog Hair in "Faux Fur?"
by 
Jeanne on January 12th, 2008
E! Online is reporting that the Humane Society of the United States have conducted tests which revealed the presence of racoon dog hair in the "faux fur" jackets sold through Jay-Z’s Rocawear website!!!!
"It is abhorrent that someone purchasing what they think is ‘faux fur’ is actually getting fur from a type of dog that may have been skinned alive," said Wayne Pacelle, CEO and president of the animal rights organization. "False advertising and labeling of raccoon dog fur is rampant in the fashion industry, and the amount of potential consumer deception is staggering."
First of all, that is disgusting! Second of all, we don’t *really* know that Jay-Z knew that this was going on. We also have conflicting reports on how this situation has been handled - the Humane Society says that despite being informed over a week ago, Jay-Z and Rocawear have made no attempts to correct the problem. However, on Tuesday, Rocawear reps told E! Online that Jay-Z pulled the garments as soon as he found out about the racoon dog hair (shudder).
I also just had to mention that the jackets were retailing at $265! Can you imagine being one of those people who bought one???
image courtesy of Wire Image via E! Online
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5 opinions for Does Jay-Z Pimp Dog Hair in "Faux Fur?"
Jan 12, 2008 at 12:26 pm
first off jay z sold rocawear for a couple of millions so at this point its not his concern so this report lacks credibility. Jay is not responsible
Jan 13, 2008 at 12:24 am
Eww, Dog hair on a coat. So gross! I prefer synthetic.
Jan 13, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Dog hair is really disgusting.
Yes, Jay-Z sold Rocawear but that doesn’t mean this does not apply - if he was named in the complaint, this probably was conceptualized before the turnover. Just because you sell a car doesn’t mean you aren’t responsible for stuff you did when it was still yours that you didn’t report. Know what I mean?
Jan 13, 2008 at 11:36 pm
for sure
Feb 5, 2008 at 8:20 pm
have a look on this : http://www.furisdead.com
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