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JUST DO IT: Donate that gross fur

POSTED: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7:31 PM

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Chances are some of you have inherited a fur coat or hat from grandma or your great-aunt Millie. My "treasure" is this horrifying mink coat, whose set of beady eyes pierced into my brain from a dusty bin when I discovered it in my family's basement years ago. As both a generally conservative, safe dresser and animal lover, I would never gallop around Philly in this hairy get-up. From Sat., Nov. 13 to April 22, Buffalo Exchange (1713 Chestnut St., 215-557-9850) is teaming up with the Humane Society of the United States for the fifth year to participate in Coats for Cubs. When you donate your old furs, Buffalo Exchange will send them to animal rehabilitation centers, where motherless itty-bitties like raccoons and foxes are nursed. According to the Humane Society's website, fur items provide more comfort than beach towels, reminding them of their mom. Throughout the years, Buffalo Exchange has received more than 5,000 fur clothing for Coats for Cubs, and is aiming for another 1,000 this winter season.

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