Bears are slaughtered as the flags wave high - Blood on the King's hands

Oh yes, we hear a great deal about how Charles has been eager to save the planet and support nature from an early age. 

He’s planted nice gardens and gone on and on about reducing his carbon footprint. However, we hear very little about his position concerning wild bears. So, let’s dig a little further.

Above: Regal Red or red of the bear's blood? 

Whilst the loyal flag - waving crowds gather for the King’s Coronation bears are slaughtered to uphold royal tradition 

Previously, MPs in the UK discussed the continuing use of real bearskin caps by the Royal Guard. This debate came after a successful PETA UK petition calling for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to end its disgusting funding for the killing of bears to create ceremonial hats, by substituting them with an indistinguishable faux fur alternative.

The UK government pompously responded via stating its position is that the bear pelts exported from Canada to make the headwear are just a ‘by-product’ from a licensed cull by Canadian authorities, to manage wild bear populations. The UK’s Minister of State for Defence Procurement maintained that bear pelts are acquired exclusively from Canada because it is a regulated market with strict laws. 

However, Freedom of Information Act requests have disclosed that the UK government does not know (or does not ‘want’ to know) the details of the cruel supply chain of the fur it buys. MP John Nicolson stated during the debate:

‘The evidence is that most bears in Canada are killed by trophy hunters who know there is a market for the skins. Canadian Government culls are infrequent and only authorised to kill the small number of bears straying too close to human habitation. The MoD has no idea about the provenance of the dead bears it buys. The evidence, again, is that they are often nursing mothers. When they are killed to make a hat, their cubs starve to death.’

King Charles of course loves his cuddly teddy bears yet seems to care very little for the gross, bear - slaughtering barbarity, driven by profit, that keeps his royal troops looking so ‘nice’! 

Animal Justice state: 

‘Ontario technically prohibits the killing of females but only when they are accompanied by cubs. This is impossible to enforce. Often, mother bears leave their cubs in nearby trees or elsewhere as they forage, meaning there is a good chance that cubs will not be in sight as their mother approaches a bait site, only to be shot by waiting hunters. When a lactating mother is killed, her orphaned cubs are also likely to die, either of starvation or by being killed by other predators.’

The privileged and ever so amicable royal facade keep the well-indoctrinated crowds cheering, yet the truth beneath is something far more far hideous.  

More: 

https://animaljustice.ca/blog/canadian-bears-killed-queens-guards-caps 

See also: 

http://pat-regan.blogspot.com/2023/04/while-we-struggle-to-heat-our-homes-we.html 

https://www.republic.org.uk/the_true_cost_of_the_royals