ATHENS, Greece — It was bare skin for bearskin Wednesday as animal-rights activists took Britain to task for dressing Buckingham Palace guards in bearskin hats.
Greek police briefly detained two animal-rights activists who took their clothes off outside the British Embassy in Athens. The British women were released shortly after the protest organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Wearing only fake bearskin hats, underwear and high heels, the activists held up a banner reading “Bare skin, not bearskin.” A third, who was not detained because she had dressed when police arrived, said 60 to 100 Canadian bears are killed yearly to provide the tall black hats worn by military guards at royal sites. Britain’s Defense Ministry said this month that it is open to using synthetic fur.
