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raccoon dog
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raccoon dog
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a canine mammal, Nyctereutes procyonoides, inhabiting woods and forests near rivers in E Asia. It has long yellowish-brown black-tipped hair and facial markings resembling those of a raccoon
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) Also called coonhound an American breed of dog having a short smooth black coat with tan markings, bred to hunt raccoons
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Noun1.raccoon dog - small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon
Nyctereutes procyonides
wild dog - any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
genus Nyctereutes, Nyctereutes - raccoon dogs
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5 million to 4 million raccoon dogs have been killed in China for their fur, which is largely used as trim on hoods and collars and is evidently ending up in this country.
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
China has no regulations on fur farms and an undercover investigation revealed "foxes and raccoon dogs panting and blinking as they were skinned alive".
We cannot bare animal cruelty by The Mirror (London, England)
PETA has also obtained undercover video footage that shows that fur farmers in China swing foxes and raccoon dogs by their hind legs and smash their heads into the ground--breaking the animals' necks but leaving them panting, blinking, and conscious as they are skinned alive.
PETA Victory: J.Crew Ends All Fur Sales Following Intense 'Guerilla ... by Business Wire
 
 
 
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