Animal rights activists have accused the Ministry of Defence of wasting taxpayers’ money as the price of bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guard has soared to more than £2,000 apiece.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has been campaigning for the MoD to end the use of real fur in the caps for animal welfare reasons for more than two decades, calling the practice “preposterous and out of touch”.
