Coconut Milk Is Being Pulled from Shelves at Costco, Other Retailers After Some Brands Allegedly Used Monkeys for Forced Labor

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You might not be able to stock up on canned coconut milk next trip for one very important reason.

promotes monkey labor as an acceptable business practice and even a tourist attraction. PETA's corporate responsibility officer Kent Stein noted that their investigation uncovered the fact that the monkeys pick about 400 coconuts a day—while on chains—and are held in cages the rest of the day when they're not on the clock.. "What really drives this change is retailers not supporting the product, and of course, customers not buying the product.

Chaokoh responded in a statement that its suppliers have signed papers vowing that they're not using monkey labor at their farms: "Following the recent news about the use of 'monkey labour' in Thailand's coconut industry, Chaokoh, one of the world's leaders in coconut milk production, reassures that we do not engage the use of monkey labour in our coconut plantation."

There are still plenty of above-board coconut milk products that have been confirmed as not using monkey labor. Find a current list on

 

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The person making this claim is vegan and from Peta. Those who aren't ...How do you get your bacon, steaks or milk? Your cows are chained to give you milk.

Cows can die every minute for your steak Your logic is extremely off.

This is beyond ridiculous for so many reasons.

so is milk, stop punishing shoppers

😢 I hate greedy ass people.

Why

Disgusting.

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