Stephen Fry Joins PETA in Campaign Against Use of Real Fur in King’s Guard Caps

The Ministry of Defence insists the fur comes from legal hunts, while PETA alleges cruel hunting practices are incentivised.

Stephen Fry, actor and environmental campaigner, has joined PETA in calling for an end to the use of real fur for the bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guard.
The fur for these caps comes from Canadian black bears, which PETA alleges are baited and killed by trophy hunters.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) maintains that the fur used comes from legal and licensed hunts, and that alternatives to bear fur have failed their standards.
PETA's campaign includes a video narrated by Fry, showing undercover footage of how the bears are killed.
Other celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney, Pamela Anderson, and Ricky Gervais, have previously called for the MoD to replace the caps with faux fur.