Coatbridge's MP has urged the Ministry of Defence to go "fur-free" - saying there may be "no excuse" not to take action.
Steven Bonnar made the plea after attending a particular reception hosted by PETA, the place he had the chance to see and really feel the world’s first fake bear fur.
This material has been expertly created by luxurious fake furrier ECOPEL to interchange the bearskins used to make the Queen’s Guard’s caps.
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The reception introduced collectively campaigners and policymakers to name for the high-performing, humane materials - which seems to be and capabilities simply as actual bear fur does - to be quick-marched into service.
The occasion was attended by dozens of officers, together with Lord Goldsmith, Kerry McCarthy MP and Sir Roger Gale MP, and different particular friends included PETA supporters, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, and Love Island’s Faye Winter.
Mr Bonnar informed Lanarkshire Dwell : "There isn't any excuse for the MoD to proceed funding the slaughter of bears for decorative caps when a viable fake fur is now obtainable.
“The humane material not solely seems to be like the true factor however performs like - or in some areas out-performs - bearskin and would enable custom to marry with twenty first century values.
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"Making the change to fake fur would additionally save the taxpayer over one million kilos, so it’s a no brainer and I implore the MoD to behave now."
PETA senior campaigns supervisor Kate Werner added: "A viable and humane fake bear fur has been tried and examined and is able to go - there could be no extra excuses."
ECOPEL has supplied the MoD a vast quantity of the fake bear fur freed from cost till 2030 - a transfer that might save taxpayers over £1 million.
The material meets all of the MoD’s necessities: it matches the precise size of actual bear fur, is 100 per cent waterproof, and performs equally in “water shedding”, drying price, and compression checks.
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