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However, in its letter to the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, the RCMP said the overall result would be a "significant reduction" in the number of fur hats worn by members.

A national fur lobby says it raised objections with federal ministers upon learning the RCMP planned to begin outfitting officers with tuques instead of muskrat hats.

There is a stereotype of the Orthodox Jewish woman. She is confined to domestic duties and bringing up many children whilst being dominated by a husband who wears a large round fur hat (a ...