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09-28-2014, 07:26 PM
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Lost respect for RCMP
So now they will not be using muskrat hats thanks to lies from the apfa. What A COP out. 
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09-29-2014, 10:19 AM
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hats
I guess they will still use muskrat hats in North/ colder country. They will also still use coyote lined parkas so not total loss to the greenies. However shows persistence of the PETA types to stop trapping/hunting.
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09-29-2014, 10:23 AM
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Wait until the RCMP starts using electric cars for Highway Intercepters ! 
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09-29-2014, 11:12 AM
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So now they will not be using muskrat hats thanks to lies from the apfa. What A COP out. |
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09-29-2014, 11:47 AM
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don't worry canadian armed forces issues muskrats since 2011 to all the troops now
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Succumbed to the pressure of the antis....fur anything is cruel mentality.
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09-29-2014, 06:48 PM
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don't worry canadian armed forces issues muskrats since 2011 to all the troops now
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Read the tag, mine says "rabbit fur"
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09-29-2014, 07:48 PM
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Muskrats eh?
Should I tell my buds to buy another air compressor?
That is for the dead ones of course...you never know.
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09-29-2014, 09:14 PM
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don't worry canadian armed forces issues muskrats since 2011 to all the troops now
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Originally Posted by Bellero
Read the tag, mine says "rabbit fur"
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My Military issue muskrat hat says 100% wool/natural muskrat fur.....Cleaning by fur specialist only.....Logistik Unicorp.
Genuine, real McCoy Army issue.
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09-30-2014, 07:09 AM
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IF you type in rcmp muskrat hats you will find the story
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09-30-2014, 07:13 AM
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kind of goes against the trend of fur coming back.
a real embarrassment for all Canadians. very sad indeed. hopefully they can change there mind if enough Canadians speak up.
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09-30-2014, 07:44 AM
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RCMP swapping muskrat fur hats for animal-friendly alternative
Josh Elliott, CTVNews.ca
Published Sunday, September 28, 2014 3:32PM EDT
After decades of pressure from animal-rights activists, the RCMP have agreed to replace their cold-weather muskrat fur hats with something more fur-friendly.
An RCMP spokesperson confirmed this week that the national police force will begin a “significant move” away from using muskrat fur for their traditional winter hats. Starting this winter, Mounties will instead wear a tuque made of merino wool.
“The RCMP has listened to the views and concerns of the public and employees in regards to the use of animal products in police issued uniform and equipment,” RCMP spokesperson David Falls said in an email to CTVNews.ca this week.
An RCMP officer is shown wearing a traditional muskrat hat in this undated file photo.
The wool tuque will become the new standard-issue hat for the RCMP across Canada, while the muskrat fur hat will be held in reserve for officers working in “extreme weather conditions,” Falls said. RCMP commanders will hold authority over when the muskrat fur hats will be permitted.
The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals first announced the change earlier this week, and the RCMP later confirmed it. The APFA has long campaigned against the fur hats, which are made from the pelts of muskrats.
“Since the 1970s, we have tried to tell the RCMP that there are alternatives available to their traditional -- and cruel -- muskrat fur hat,” APFA spokesperson Michael Howie said in a statement on Thursday.
The APFA release goes on to describe how muskrats are trapped and killed for their pelts.
“Muskrats are caught in the wild in body-gripping traps, which can leave them exposed to the elements, dehydration, starvation, predators and numerous self-inflicted injuries prior to their deaths,” the statement says. It adds that about three muskrat pelts are used to produce one fur hat.
Last year, a petition against the RCMP’s use of muskrat fur hats accumulated more than 15,000 signatures on Change.org.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/rcmp-sw...#ixzz3Eo3TscYc
The comments section is open. I gave it a quick scan an most people think this is moronic.
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09-30-2014, 07:49 AM
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who is the hell want to wear a stinky muskrat on their head? this is the 21 century where you will find that most RCMP officers are in heated cars eating donuts, not on horseback in the elements riding from town to town! 
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09-30-2014, 08:05 AM
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The APFA release goes on to describe how muskrats are trapped and killed for their pelts.
“Muskrats are caught in the wild in body-gripping traps, which can leave them exposed to the elements, dehydration, starvation, predators and numerous self-inflicted injuries prior to their deaths,” the statement says. It adds that about three muskrat pelts are used to produce one fur hat.
Last year, a petition against the RCMP’s use of muskrat fur hats accumulated more than 15,000 signatures on Change.org.
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Talk about misinformation wrt how muskrats are trapped!
Time to get the petition started back up? I could get a ton of people to sign it just based on another Canadian tradition going down the tubes in order to appease a small segment of our society. I had a look but couldn't find the petition.
Next up for the bleeding hearts will be Military muskrat hats. 
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09-30-2014, 08:11 AM
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Talk about misinformation wrt how muskrats are trapped!
Time to get the petition started back up? I could get a ton of people to sign it just based on another Canadian tradition going down the tubes in order to appease a small segment of our society. I had a look but couldn't find the petition.
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I recommend taking your blood pressure meds and possibly a sedative before reading the comments on this page.
https://www.change.org/p/royal-canad...-hat-parka-etc
When you are done with the above one click on this one, it's a lot more in tune with our way of thinking. No BP medicine needed.
http://www.change.org/p/adopt-seal-a...d-constabulary
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09-30-2014, 08:16 AM
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WOW! Should read like this> " please send The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals money so we can pay our directors 6 figure incomes while we promote our particular brand of BS!
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09-30-2014, 09:15 AM
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Bunch of liberals. As suspected.
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09-30-2014, 10:28 AM
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God forbid Justin Trudeau become PrimeMinster ,
he will issue the RCMP condoms for rain caps,,,,
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09-30-2014, 10:34 AM
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Our Federal Goverment, nepatism at its best! How to Grandfather a Country, just ask Bush, Clinton or Trudeau. In my opioion his dad did a bad enough job that he should be barred for life from politics 
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09-30-2014, 02:26 PM
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09-30-2014, 02:33 PM
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I didn't know the fur hats were Muskrat.
Thank you for sharing!
Nothing beats a fur hat! 
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09-30-2014, 03:03 PM
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GOOD! It sounds to me like the RCMP were once again unilaterally making decisions of national importance. This is eerily similar to what they did with the Swiss Arms gun grab that the government stepped in to sort out. Someone's gotta get a grip on those folks! 
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Good to hear. Gov't does have a little back bone once and awhile. Ain't too often though.
Till a couple months ago thought the RCMP hats were made of beaver, then I learned.
At least they were not considering camel or goat. LOL 
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