All Mongolian fur products at Aviva Stanoff Design are made from post consumer waste. which means these animals were part of another industry before they came to us. Our furs are dyed by hand - sometimes twice - even three times to achieve the looks we love. They are cozy, conscientious, and, curated to work seamlessly with our other designs. They are very fluffy and are a bit larger than their noted size becaluse of the previously mentioned special fluff factor. :-)