A boycott is in full swing among western retailers to pull Thai coconut products from their shelves following allegations
A boycott is in full swing amongst western retailers to pull Thai coconut products from their shelves following allegations that the coconuts have been picked by monkeys who were ‘abused’ to learn how to pick coconuts.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals director, Elisa Allen, claims the macaque monkeys are “snatched from the wild” and cruelly trained to climb up coconut trees and pick up to 1,000 coconuts a day.
The Thai Commerce Ministry has said it will invite members of the foreign diplomatic corps to observe the harvesting of coconuts, in an effort to prove that the process does not involve animal cruelty or abuse.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals director, Elisa Allen, claims the macaque monkeys are “snatched from the wild” and cruelly trained to climb up coconut trees and pick up to 1,000 coconuts a day.
The Thai Commerce Ministry has said it will invite members of the foreign diplomatic corps to observe the harvesting of coconuts, in an effort to prove that the process does not involve animal cruelty or abuse.
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