UK army slammed for shelling out £1.15m on bear skins for Queen's Guards
dailystar.co.ukanimals.In 2019 she wrote that anyone who bought fur was sick’ and fur belongs on animals only’.Fashion designer Stella McCartney has previously offered to create a `cruelty-free’ alternative for the MoD but this offer is believed to have been declined.Animal rights group Peta — which named Carrie as their Person Of The Year in 2020 — want the furs’ use banned as does the Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson, who wrote to the PM urging him to act.Tourists visiting London flock to see the Guards in their traditional hats worn since the 1815 defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.The ceremonial headdress can only be worn by foot soldiers in certain regiments, including the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, the Scots Guards, the Irish Guards and the Welsh Guards.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.An Army spokesman has said: “The bearskins worn by the Guards are part of our proud military history and identity.“There are no suitable alternatives.“These bearskins, like leather, horn and sheepskin are by-products of other purposes and should not be confused with fur farming.“Guards bearskins are sourced from the by-product of a necessary cull of black bears in Canada.“The bears are not bred for the purpose of fur.”.
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