from PETA.org.uk
Group Vows to Tail HRH Until the Use of Bears’ Fur for Guards’ Hats Ends
27 January 2006
Imogen Bailey, singer and supermodel
Bristol – Prince Charles is in for a bear of a time: A PETA member dressed in a bear costume has vowed to follow Prince Charles to all his upcoming public engagements until he convinces the Queen to switch to faux fur for the Buckingham Palace Guards’ ceremonial bearskin hats. The bear made his debut at the prince’s royal visit to the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield on Tuesday, where the prince spoke with the bear, saying, “I recognize you! I’ve seen you in America!” Waving a sign that reads, “Save My Skin”, the PETA “bear” will greet Prince Charles at today’s visit to the Wellspring Healthy Living Centre in Bristol, Monday’s visit to the Copland Sports Centre in Gloucestershire and next Friday’s appearance at the Holburne Museum of Art in Bath.
It can take the entire hide of one bear to make just one guard’s headpiece. The skins come from bears shot in Canada, including many who are shot several times before they die. Some escape the hunters and bleed to death. When mother bears are killed, orphaned cubs are left behind to starve.
After months of campaigning, PETA Europe reached the negotiating table with the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) and is now working with several faux-fur manufacturers to find a suitable alternative to real bear skins, as the first trialled faux-fur hats were deemed unacceptable by the MoD. Although this is a step in the right direction, Queen Elizabeth and the MoD continue to allow bears to be killed for these hats while the trials are underway.
“Prince Charles is a staunch defender of the environment, so it follows that he would oppose the slaughter of black bears for something as frivolous as a ceremonial hat”, says PETA Europe Managing Director Ingrid E. Newkirk. “Until he does, the PETA ‘bear’ will follow him, making the case that bearskin hats – not bears – should be extinct.”
PETA Europe has enlisted high-profile support from supermodel Imogen Bailey, Sir Roger Moore, Morrissey, Julian Clary, Pamela Anderson, Twiggy, Amanda Holden, Hayley Mills and others in calling for a ban on bear fur in the Household Guards’ headwear.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk. A complete list of the dates and locations of the events the “bear” will attend is available upon request.
Contact:
Anita Singh 020 7357 9229, ext 228
Will Wright 020 7357 9229, ext 232
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