Costco Drops Chaokoh Coconut Milk After Allegations of Forced Monkey Labor

[EagerBeaver]

Cheap labor taking jobs out of the USA isn't just cheap human labor in Asia- it's also completely costless monkey labor:

Costco drops Chaokoh coconut milk over allegations of forced monkey labor | CNN Business

Costco has reportedly stopped purchasing Chaokoh coconut milk after PETA accused its manufacturer, the Thailand-based company Theppadungporn Coconut Co., of using forced monkey labor.

www.cnn.com

I think the plot for the next Planet of the Apes movie is already taking shape- apes break out of coconut milk factory and go military on their slave masters!

 

[EagerBeaver]

From the article linked above:

"When not being forced to pick coconuts or perform in circus-style shows for tourists, the animals were kept tethered, chained to old tires, or confined to cages barely larger than their bodies," a PETA news release stated. "One coconut farmer confirmed that when monkeys are terrified and try to defend themselves, handlers may have their teeth pulled out."

Planet of the Apes Part 4: The Revenge of the Coconut Monkeys

 

[Albacor]

If it's so, why we still have zoo ? All the poor animals are all petrified inside, mind as well release them in the wild. We still have park Safari and Granby zoo and Biodome here! People should boycott them.

 

[EagerBeaver]

It's fun to see monkeys in a zoo, in most cases they seem well fed and well treated and they likely eat better than they do in the wild. They aren't really in captivity, they live in a controlled habitat and don't have to hunt or defend themselves from large predators like lions and other big cats, which seems like a pretty good gig if you ask me.

Forcing them to pick coconuts and then chaining them to tires and/or in small cages is another matter. Apart from that, enslaving monkeys is taking jobs away from American workers. These south Asian factories have zero regulation and no labor costs - like how can we compete with them for jobs when they pull this shit?

 

[Fradi]

Apart from that, enslaving monkeys is taking jobs away from American workers.

I thought I saw one of these damn monkeys on border security lying to the agent that they are coming only on vacation and not trying to work there and take away well paid American jobs.