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PETA urges redesign of Royal Guard Busby hats...
BBC ^

Posted on 08/31/2008 6:15:52 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan

The Ministry of Defence is to meet an animal rights group to discuss alternatives to the bearskin hats worn by guards at Buckingham Palace.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has approached Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney to design a new shape for the 18in hat.

The charity has previously called for fake fur to be used, but said the MoD was not happy with prototype designs.

Baroness Taylor, minister for defence procurement, will meet Peta on Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: animalrights; britain; british; peopleeattastyanimal; peta; uk
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The fact that they're giving these lunatics the time of day is depressing enough, but the fact that changing the bearskin in the hats WILL NOT SAVE A SINGLE BEAR is lost on them, as the bears are killed as part of a cull, they are not killed specifically to create these busby hats...
1 posted on 08/31/2008 6:15:52 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
PETA can kiss my fuzzy.... other end.

/johnny

2 posted on 08/31/2008 6:19:06 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
The proposed design--
3 posted on 08/31/2008 6:20:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin (Palin is more qualified than Obama.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Just wait until PETA starts ripping into Palin and her Parents


4 posted on 08/31/2008 6:22:12 PM PDT by freeplancer
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To: JRandomFreeper

Just wait until PETA starts ripping into Palin and her Parents


5 posted on 08/31/2008 6:22:20 PM PDT by freeplancer
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Maybe Camilla can donate her hat collection.


6 posted on 08/31/2008 6:23:51 PM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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I think as a modest proposal, that we should be using human hide for the Bussbys.

Johnathan Swift would have liked that.

Of course some PETA members could donate theirs to save a bear!

7 posted on 08/31/2008 6:26:20 PM PDT by Candor7 (Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, (http://www.theobamafile.com/))
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To: Alouette; snugs; All

That so silly Alouette

When I think of those Royal guards in front palace I think of those cool hats


8 posted on 08/31/2008 6:26:20 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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Just wait until PETA starts ripping into Palin and her Parents

Hey! The more leftwing kooks ripping her, the better. If she is a terrible choice that nobody knows anything about, why all this hysteria from the left and their toady comrades in the MSM? This reminds me of all of the seminar callers always calling Rush and Hannity telling them to stop trashing Obama or Hillary because all this trashing is helping them win. If it's helping them, why would anyone want Rush and Hannity to knock it off. LOL!!!

9 posted on 08/31/2008 6:26:55 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Go get 'em Sarah!!!! America has your back!)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

Perhaps we could use skinned PETA heads for the hats - if we can stand the ugliness.


10 posted on 08/31/2008 6:31:23 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Alouette

You gotta admit thats not your average hat,,,


11 posted on 08/31/2008 6:35:37 PM PDT by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

not only no..but hell no..


12 posted on 08/31/2008 6:35:39 PM PDT by nikos1121 (Mr. Smith is coming back to Washington in the name of Sarah Palin.)
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> to discuss alternatives to the bearskin hats worn by guards at Buckingham Palace.

How ‘bout some mooseskin hats, courtesy of the Alaska governor?


13 posted on 08/31/2008 6:45:16 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Crazy Brits ... It never reigns but it pours.


14 posted on 08/31/2008 6:47:14 PM PDT by Daffynition ("A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why the ship is built." ~Sarah Palin)
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To: XEHRpa

Spotted Owl?


15 posted on 08/31/2008 6:52:48 PM PDT by 6SJ7
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
What's this about killing bears?


16 posted on 08/31/2008 6:59:34 PM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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> Spotted Owl?

Tastes like chicken.


17 posted on 08/31/2008 7:03:10 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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To: Alouette


18 posted on 08/31/2008 7:04:56 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Barak Obama is as inept as a bear cub with his dink.)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

If PETA only knew...I have a seal coat..Bought it for $4.00 at a garage sale. It was about 100 years old. The fur was still perfect. Just needed a new lining. Very awesome...softer than velvet.


19 posted on 08/31/2008 7:05:52 PM PDT by Sacajaweau (I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Proposed Redesign of Royal Guard Headdress


20 posted on 08/31/2008 7:10:17 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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