Several major fashion retailers have been busted for marketing their items as 'faux fur' when in fact they are crafted from real animal pelts. In an investigation led by NBC's Rossen Reports, stores including Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom Rack Gilt Groupe and Belk were found to be selling mislabeled jackets, sweaters and boots from brands including Michael Kors, Aquatalia, Jacadi and Cluny. Tests performed at the Microtrace Laboratory in Chicago proved that all four of the 'faux fur' items purchased and examined under the microscope contained real fur from coyotes, rabbits and raccoon dogs. Busted: This Cluny sweater (left) was advertised by Nordstrom Rack as being 'faux fur-trimmed' but is in fact  rabbit fur, and this Michael Kors coat (right) was described by Belk as being 'faux' but is actually coyote fur
@highlight
Four 'faux fur' labelled items were purchased from various online stores by NBC's Rossen Reports and then examined in a laboratory
@highlight
Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom Rack and Belk were found to be  'mislabeling' items by Michael Kors, Aquatalia, Jacadi and Cluny
@highlight
All the brands apologized and cited 'clerical' and 'human' errors for the blunders
@highlight
Pierre Gryzbowski of the Humane Society claims that using real fur is often cheaper to produce than 'good faux fur'
@placeholder admitted it had sold six Michael Kors coats which were labelled as 'faux' but were in fact made from real fur, again due to a 'clerical error.'