Consumers have been buying fur gloves from Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market—disguised as containing “faux fur”—without realising that they contain hair originating from a domestic cat.
Cellmark Forensic Services from the U.S. tested a $20 (US$14) unlabelled pair of gloves recently purchased at the market in a joint investigation between the Animal Justice Party and Collective Fashion Justice.
Queen Victoria Market released a statement saying that it had no idea about the items containing cat fur being sold at the market.
“We do not condone the sale of any goods of this nature and work with traders and relevant authorities to resolve specific situations when brought to our attention,” officials said….