A monkey is taught to pick coconuts at a plantation in Surat Thani province. Karnjana Aryuwat­tanachaiBoonyarit Kalayanamit, permanent secretary for commerce, said the monkey owners did not abuse or exploit the animals which have been humanely trained to pick coconuts. The subcommittee has also asked the Department of Agriculture to give details regarding the use of monkeys to pick coconuts, Mr Pramual said. In the UK, Waitrose, Ocado, the Co-op and Boots all vowed to stop selling certain Thai coconut products, the BBC reported. "Peta is calling on decent people never to support the use of monkey labour by shunning coconut products from Thailand."

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 23:15 UTC