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Press Coverage
August 2009
Aug. 20, The Dallas Morning News: Neiman Marcus Says Trim on Manolo Blahnik Boot Advertised as Ocelot is Really Goat Fur
June 2009
June 12, Washington Post: Bobcat Fur Coats Raise Trapping Concern in West
June 12, Press of Atlantic City: State Proposal Would Require Labeling on All Fur Clothing
May 2009
May 28, WAMU (88.5 FM, Washington, D.C.): Congress Considers Tightening Labeling Restrictions on Fur Clothing (Windows Media Player)
May 22, The Washington Times: Inside the Beltway: Nice Dog, Lady
March 2009
Mar. 18, WJZ-TV (Baltimore): Lawmakers Want to Ensure Faux Fur is Really Fake
Mar. 13, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: JCPenney Shuns Fur, Humane Society Says
Mar. 9, Associated Press: Critics Target Tradition of Trapping
Mar. 9, Hartford Courant: Time to Abolish Leghold Traps
Mar. 3, Associated Press: Activists for New CT Law After Owl Trapping Case
February 2009
Feb. 16, Associated Press: Bloomy's, Saks & Bergdorf's All Failed to Label Fur
Feb. 16, Gothamist.com: Video: NYC Stores Caught Mislabeling Fur
Feb. 16, Womens Wear Daily: Group Says Retailers Broke Fur Labeling Law
Feb. 6, Baltimore Examiner: Animal Advocates Want All Coats Labeled for Fur Content
Feb. 5, Associated Press: Activists Ask Md. to Require Labels for Fur
Feb. 3, Wall Street Journal: Heard on the Runway: Humane Society Cheers On Jason Wu
January 2009
Jan. 30, Ecorazzi.com: Celebrities Who Wear Fur Aren't Green And The HSUS Will Prove It!
Jan. 8, Ecorazzi.com: Humane Society Tells Michelle Obama to Just Say No to Fur on Inauguration Day
December 2008
Dec. 16, Reuters: Luxury Downturn Hits U.S. Beaver Trappers
November 2008
Nov. 28, Orlando Sentinel: Humane Society Urges Shoppers to Go Fur-Free on Black Friday
Nov. 27, Albuquerque Journal (registration required): Careful: Fur Labels May Lie
Nov. 26, New York Magazine: Humane Society Sues Over 'Pseudo' False Fur
Nov. 25, Wall Street Journal: Neiman Marcus, Saks Among Others Hit With Fur-Labeling Lawsuit
Nov. 24, Associated Press: Humane Society Sues Retailers, Designers Over Fur
Nov. 13, Wall Street Journal: The Upside to the Recession: No Fur?
Nov. 13, W Magazine: Un-Animal House
Nov. 13, Style.com: Agyness: Fake it to Make It
Nov. 13, New York Observer: A Cranky Jay McCarroll Responds to the Tina Brown Snafu
Nov. 13, Elle Girl: Faux Sure
Nov. 13, Fashion Week Daily: Enduring Love of Les Animaux
Nov. 13, Ecorazzi: HSUS Goes Cool vs. Cruel with Nigel Barker, Agyness Deyn and More
September 2008
Sept. 16, Forbes.com: Animal-Friendly Accessories
Sept. 8, Ecorazzi: Lindsay Lohan Attends Charlotte Ronson's Fur-Free Fashion Show
Sept. 8, NY1 News: Charlotte Ronson's Show is a Family Affair
Sept. 7, Associated Press: Lindsay, Samantha Cause Fashion Week Frenzy
Sept. 7, Gothamist: Fashion Week Begins, Lohan Causes Commotion
Sept. 6, Reuters: NY Fashion Week Campaigns for Style, Lohan Shows Support
July 16, Women's Wear Daily [subscription required]: No Furs In Stock
July 10, Reuters: Overstock.com Going Fur-Free
May 2008
May 6, ABC 7 (Los Angeles): Fur Coats Help Comfort Sick Animals
May 1, Associated Press: New York Bans Grisly Electrocution of Animals for Fur
April 2008
April 30, Newsday: New York Bans Grisly Electrocution of Animals for Fur
March 2008
March 23, Salon.com: An Olympic Disgrace
March 13, Nyhedsavisan: Danish Furs Are Made With New-Born Lambs
March 13, The Copenhagen Post: Newborn Lambs Slaughtered for Fashion
March 10, Baltimore Sun: Bill Would Require Labeling of All Fur Products Sold in Maryland
March 7, Daily Times: Furry Wear: Is It Real? Some Consumers Want to Know
March 7, Washington Post: The Furor Over Fur That's Real
March 4, International Herald Tribune: Fur Is Alive and Kicking, Despite Campaigns
February 2008
February 28, Fashion Week Daily: BCBG Max Azria Group Pledges Fur-Free Philosophy
February 27, Elle Japan: Charlotte Ronson Fur-Free Show
February 15, Bowdoin Orient: Top Designers Go Fur Free During Fashion Week 2008
February 13, WBAL-TV Baltimore: Bill Would Require Clothing Labels Define Fur Types
February 6, Chatanooga Times Free-Press: Trapper Could Face Charges
February 5, Style.com: Get the Vote Out
February 5, CBS-13 Baltimore: Legislation Demands Truthful Labeling About Furs
February 5, ABC 7 Washington: Md. Bill Seeks to End 'Faux Fur' Mislabeling
February 5, Chatanooga Times Free-Press: Decaptitation of Dog Raises Questions
February 5, Washington Post: Md. Bill Seeks to End Mislabeling of Fur
February 5, United Press International: Fake Fur on Coats Revealed to Be Real
February 4, New York Post: Charlotte Ronson Show
February 3, NylonTV: Charlotte Ronson-Designer Diaries
January 2008
January 31, Ecorazzi: The HSUS Joins Charlotte Ronson and Keeps the Cat Off The Catwalk
January 2, FOX-DC TV: Real Fur Marked, Sold as Fake
December 2007
December 27, 2007, FOX 29 (Philadelphia): Humane Society: Real Fur Found on 'Faux Fur' Coats
December 21, 2007, The Consumerist: Lists: The Year's Top Business Screw Ups
December 21, 2007, Women's Wear Daily: Fur Probe Reveals False Labeling
December 21, 2007, Tastebetter.com: Major Retailers Don't Give a Damn About You or Your Principles: Fake Fur Isn't Always Fake
December 21, 2007, Reuters: US Group Says Retailers Advertise Real Fur as Fake
December 21, 2007, Supervegan.com: Once Again, I Guess We Should Be Happy That Fake Fur Is Considered More Marketable?
December 20, 2007, CNN/Fortune: 101 Dumbest Moments in Business—Jay-Z
December 20, 2007, ConsumerAffairs.com: Fur Flies Over "Mislabeled" Fur
December 20, 2007, Ecorazzi.com: Buyer Beware: Faux Fur May Still Come from Animals
December 20, 2007, Seattle Post Intelligencer: Top Consumer Blunders of the Year
December 20, 2007, Consumerist.com: 6 Major Retailers Selling Real Fur as "Faux"
December 20, 2007, Huffington Post: Bloomingdales, Saks Sell Real Fur Products as "Faux"
December 10, 2007, Affluent: Don't Be Cruel: Support Fur-Free Companies Only [PDF]
November 2007
November 26, 2007, The Columbia Chronicle: Exchanging Cruelty for Kindness
November 13, 2007, New York Sun: Retailers Will Face Fines For Selling Unlabeled Fur
September 2007
September 16, 2007, Buddytv.com: Project Runway: Michael Kors' Fur Controversy
September 13, 2007, College Times: Fashion Forward: Art Students Take On Challenge To Design Animal Cruelty-Free Clothing
March 2007
March 14, 2007, ABC News: Fur: Real or Fake?
March 14, 2007, Good Morning America (ABC): Humane Society Wants Government to Crack Down on Fur Mislabeling
March 14, 2007, Today Show (NBC): Is Fake Fur Really Fake?
March 13, 2007 Today Show (NBC): Retailers Accused of Using Dog Fur
February 2007
February 9, 2007, Good Morning America (ABC): Fur Advertised As Fake Actually Came From Dogs
January 2007
January 16, 2007, Fox 5: Clothing Manufactures Labeled Real Fur Coats As Faux
January 16, 2007, E!online: Jay-Z Dogged for Pimpin' Faux Fur
January 16, 2007, ecorazzi.com: Jay-Z's Faux-Fur Coat Actually Comes From A Cute Chinese Dog
January 16, 2007, TMZ.com: Jay-Z Accused of 'Faux Fur' Fraud
January 12, 2007, Associated Press: Animal-rights groups target Penney over canine fur from China
January 4, 2007, Bergen Record (New Jersey): Good Buy: Furfree.HSUS.org
December 2006
December 18, 2006, Gawker: Did Puffy Kill Fluffy?
December 18, 2006, KRDO-TV: So-Called Fake Fur, Not So Fake
December 15, 2006, Reuters: Group Says "Fake" Fur on Coat at Macy's Is Real
December 12, 2006, Fox News: More Stores Commit Fur Faux Pas
December 11, 2006, Fox News: Real Fur Coats Falsely Sold as Faux Fur
November 2006
November 27, 2006, Orange County Register: Creature Comforts Become A Cause
November 22, 2006, Fashion Week Daily: The Faux Force, The Humane Society's Cool vs. Cruel bash
November 21, 2006, Fashion Wire Daily: The Humane Society's Cool Vs. Cruel Winning Fashion
November 12, 2006, York Daily Record: Bradley Student Wins with Faux Fur
November 10, 2006, Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon): Student Picked in Fur-Free Contest
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