webfact Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Thai coconut milk producers are calling on the government to swiftly hire a lobbyist to counteract allegations made by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) regarding the treatment of monkeys by local farmers. PETA recently reiterated its claims on Twitter, stating that monkeys are kidnapped as babies and later forced to pick coconuts in the Thai coconut industry. An insider from the Thai food industry expressed concern over the damage to the reputation of Thai coconut milk since PETA’s campaign began in July 2020. The campaign was repeated in November and has recently resurfaced on social media. As a result, Thai coconut milk has been removed from the shelves of numerous department stores and supermarkets in major countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. The source revealed that the Thai coconut milk industry has suffered significant losses, with the country losing some of its 80% global market shares. Despite efforts by the government, ambassadors, and manufacturers to deny the use of monkeys in coconut harvesting, sales of Thai products continue to struggle, reports Bangkok Post. by Mitch Connor Photo Courtesy of Stuart Croy (Flickr) Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-coconut-milk-industry-battles-petas-monkey-abuse-claims -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-06-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandolphGB Posted June 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2023 Thailand is still in the dark ages when it comes to animal welfare. 1 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted June 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2023 24 minutes ago, RandolphGB said: Thailand is still in the dark ages when it comes to animal welfare. I recommend to visit a milk or meat production anywhere in Europe or USA (but of course also in Thailand)....Or a slaughterhouse and what all goes wrong there. It is cruel beyond what normal people can imagine. Monkeys is the smallest problem I can imagine.... 2 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 4 hours ago, webfact said: Despite efforts by the government, ambassadors, and manufacturers to deny the use of monkeys in coconut harvesting That's it - a denial? Nothing to show how coconuts are actually being harvested, mechanically and/or migrant workers. No invites to various concerned foreign embassies to observe harvesting coconuts without monkeys? So the West simply denies the denial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 6 hours ago, RandolphGB said: Thailand is still in the dark ages when it comes to animal welfare. Right on! ... all one has to do is go to Walking St Patt's to see a multitude of examples of same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark131v Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Its such a crying shame that in the rest of the world unlike in Thailand, the good people cannot just silence any critics through manipulation of the law, nepotism and corruption 'do you know who I am' just doesn't cut it and it must be traumatic for your pampered entitled hi so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 PETA ... what a joke: "In 2014, PETA euthanized over 80% of the shelter's animals and justified its euthanasia policies as "mercy killings". In 2008, industry lobby group Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) petitioned the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, requesting they reclassify PETA as a "slaughterhouse." CCF said in a news release that "[a]n official report filed by PETA itself shows that the animal rights group put to death nearly every dog, cat, and other pet it took in for adoption in 2006," with a kill rate of 97.4 percent. In 2012, VDACS said that it had in the past considered changing PETA's status from "shelter" to "euthanasia clinic," citing PETA's willingness to take in "anything that comes through the door, and other shelters won't do that." PETA acknowledged that it euthanized 95% of the animals at its shelter in 2011. PETA's euthanasia practices have drawn intense scrutiny from lawmakers and criticism from animal rights activists for years. Fueled by public outrage from a 2014 incident where PETA workers took a pet Chihuahua from its porch and euthanized it the same day," ???? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalawaan Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 They are a dangerous, violent fringe mob, even though their heart's in the right place, they take it too far. I understand that we love our pets, I still grieve over a magnificent tomcat I lost in 2009. But there's something badly wrong when humans put animals ahead of other humans, all things being equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwood Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Tell the government to hire a Lobbyist? Hire your own! Coconuts, the lot of em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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