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In October 2016, a since-deleted petition hosted on the web site DailyPetition.com (of which there are no archives) alleged that the Michael Kors brand abused dogs and skinned them alive in the manufacture of their products: However, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) Twitter timeline lacked any content about products made from dog fur or Michael Kors, suggesting that the petition did not originate with that organization. A 25 October 2016 article published by an English-language version of a Chinese web site stated that the petition referenced a DNA test being needed to determine whether the animal products were indeed canine-derived, suggesting the claim had not been substantiated: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) criticized Michael Kors in 2010 for using fur in general (but not dog fur specifically): PETA's 2010 comment made no mention of dogs, however, simply asserting that (unspecified) animals used in the manufacture of some Michael Kors products were skinned alive for their fur. The provenance of the petition hosted on DailyPetition.com is unknown, and a Whois search indicates that DailyPetition was created in July 2016 and that its ownership information is private: Michael Kors sent us the following short statement about the dog fur rumors: The brand repeatedly denied the rumors on Twitter as well: Although the Michael Kors petition had disappeared by 25 October 2016, reproductions, screenshots, copies, and other remnants of it have remained in circulation on social media.
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