Platinum Jubilee: God Save the Queen (and the Bears), Says PETA
Fourteen hundred Queen’s Guard soldiers were present at the Trooping the Colour parade. That represents the deaths of at least 1,400 bears.
75% of Brits Consider Bearskin Caps a ‘Bad Use of Government Funds’
As many people in the UK struggle to pay for essentials like gas and electricity, it’s shameful that the government is wasting taxpayer money on ornamental bearskin caps.
Rafferty Law: Bearskin Caps are ‘Sickening’ and ‘Devastating’
Actor Rafferty Law delivers a pointed message to government in new PETA video: the slaughter of bears for the Queen’s Guard’s caps is sickening and devastating.
Your Taxes Are Paying for Hats Made From the Fur of Bears Who Have Been Slaughtered – Here’s Why
Where do the bear pelts used for the ceremonial caps really come from?
Alesha Dixon and PETA Launch Petition to Help Save Bears
Together with PETA, Alesha Dixon has launched a government petition calling on the Ministry of Defence to replace the bearskins used for the Queen’s Guard’s caps with faux fur.