According to SPCA, the rabbit bag chains that have been gaining massive popularity are actually made out of real rabbit fur itself.

This is their post.

Rabbit bag chains (as pictured) have been gaining popularity in Singapore. Some members of public have expressed their concern to us that these products are made of real rabbit fur.

We investigated and found that the products are sold in numerous shops and that some sellers claim that the fur is real while others have said that its not.

We have conducted our own in house tests (http://spca.org.sg/…/SPCA's%20comparative%20analysis%20of%2…) on the fur and it unfortunately appears that the fur is real.

This is the experimented they conducted themselves

The crux of their argument stems from the fact that real rabbit fur has tapered ends, while fake ones follow a uniform length.

The bag chains tested showed tapered ends.

How can you tell?

Not everyone has a microscope, so it might be impossible to replicate SPCA's testing methodology.

However, according to SPCA, there are some things you can do to test it out yourself.

How to tell the difference between real and fake fur

1. The Feel Test:

Feel the difference by rolling the hairs between the finger and thumb.

Real Fur: Feels smooth and soft, easily rolls between the fingers.

Fake Fur: Feels coarse.

2. The Look Test:

Blow on the hairs so that they divide, and look at the base.

Real Fur: Often made up of several layers of thin hairs that form a dense under-wool through which the longer hairs stick out. The hairs remain attached to the leather (skin).

Fake Fur:Simpler in structure, individual hairs are often the same length and are even in colour.

3. The Pin Test (we do not recommend conducting the pin test in stores!)

Push a pin through the base where the fur is attached.

Real Fur: The leather resists; pin is hard to push through.

Fake Fur: Pin goes easily through the base.

4. The Burn Test (we do not recommend conducting the burn test in stores!)

Carefully pull a few hairs from the fur and hold them to a flame.

Real Fur: Singes and smells like human hair.

Fake Fur: Melts and smells like burnt plastic and forms small plastic balls at the

ends that feel hard between the finger and thumb.

All images from SPCA's Facebook page

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