Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Protesters are calling on the MoD to end its support of the slaughter of Canadian black bears, whose skin is used to make the purely ornamental King’s Guard’s bearskin caps.

PETA dumped “bears” outside the MoD building to protest the 498 bearskin caps that were made for the King’s Guard between 2017 and 2022.

PETA protesters descended on the Changing of the Guard ceremony to demand a change to faux fur for the King’s Guard’s caps.

A letter sent to the Ministry of Defence by 10 wildlife photographers is putting bears’ lives in focus.

PETA activists held a die-in to protest the slaughter of bears for ceremonial caps.

With her body covered only by a teddy bear, Love Island star Faye Winter urges the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to use animal-friendly faux fur.

The event brought together campaigners and policymakers to call for the high-performing faux bear fur to be quick-marched into service.

In an ad campaign shot by renowned photographer Rankin, Simon Pegg shows off the world’s first faux bear fur and calls on the Ministry of Defence to go fur-free.

The MoD is tangled in a web of lies – having made misleading claims about the bearskins used for the Queen’s Guard’s caps and the faux fur which could replace them.

PETA’s judicial review against Ben Wallace and the MoD for unlawful conduct over switching to faux fur for the King’s Guard’s caps has been denied – but our campaign continues.