Kohl's sells 'faux fur' parkas made with real fur

The popular department store chain Kohl's is apologizing after an investigation by The Humane Society of the United States found that a "faux-fur" men's parka sold by retailer actually uses real fur from raccoon dogs.

The Humane Society tested the men's R&O Hooded Parka that has a faux-fur trim  and discovered that the trim was from a commonly misrepresented animal called a raccoon dog, reported USA Today.

Kohl's apologized to its customers, saying the company was unaware of the real fur.

USA Today notes that this is the second time within a year that the Humane Society has used investigators to reveal real fur marked as fake fur from Kohl's. In December 2013, the organization released a consumer warning that the retailer was selling handbags lined with real rabbit fur.