The request revealed that in this year alone, 127 bear skins were ordered by the MoD to make their 18inch headwear.

The skins used to make the MoD uniforms come from black bears killed in Canada, and the practice is so controversial they MoD refuse to release the name of their supplier.

Reported by Unlock the Law. You can read the full story here. 

Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.