Sharp turn for this thread: Many coconut products have been dropped from stores due to unethical harvesting practices. Read for background-
Months after reports that Thailand coconut farmers rely on monkey labor, a new investigation shows little action has been taken.
www.nationalgeographic.com
Does anyone believe that Vita Coco doesn’t use monkey labor? It seems like it would be an impossible task for the company to oversee the practices of the million plus coconut farmers that they claim to want to help:
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ETA: I am really starting to think that VC is full of
. Idk how could they begin to source enough product with only human yields while also making their products affordable and supplying the harvesters a living wage.
Animal advocates were outraged after discovering videos of leashed monkeys picking coconuts in Thailand. But monkey trainers and scientists say it's common practice and doesn't count as abuse.
www.npr.org
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