webfact Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Striving to counter allegations of animal cruelty, the Department of Agriculture in Thailand has announced the launch of a new certification system, Monkey Free Plus (MFP), for coconut products not harvested by monkeys. This move comes in response to claims put forward by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), which has negatively impacted the export of Thai coconuts and related products to the United States, Canada, Europe, and other markets. These revelations were shared by the department’s director-general, Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs. In July, a consortium of coconut milk producers implored the government to respond to these allegations and hire a lobbyist to protect the industry’s interests. These appeals were triggered by accusations claiming the mistreatment of monkeys used in Thailand’s coconut harvesting process. Peta had posted a tweet stating, “Reminder that if you see ‘Thai’ or ‘Thailand’ on a can of coconut milk, leave it on the shelf. The Thai coconut industry kidnaps countless monkeys as babies & later forces them to pick coconuts.” by Mitch Connor Photo courtesy of livekindly.com Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-launches-monkey-free-certification-for-coconut-products-amid-peta-allegations -- Thaiger 2023-08-25 - 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. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 MFP sounds like a new political party ???? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 And of course you can always believe what they say on the label. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Burma Bill Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 7 hours ago, webfact said: new certification system, Monkey Free Rhesus Negative??? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retarius Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 I think the monkeys enjoy collecting coconuts. I've seen them, they rush up the trees and thrown the coconuts down like it's a greta fun game. I'll still be sending monkeys up mu trees and buy fake certifications. 1 1 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post G Rex Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 I am a supporter of PETA People Eating Tasty Animals - that one 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 Oh, this would be declared so racist if Thailand starts rolling this out to all countries and starts asking African countries for monkey free imported banana certification ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 where do I sign up to be the PETA person policing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 minute ago, wombat said: where do I sign up to be the PETA person policing this? Why don't you sign up to take over the job of getting coconuts from the trees . If the monkeys cannot do the work, then a human will have to do it , would you be willing to do the job ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sherwood Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 27 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said: Why don't you sign up to take over the job of getting coconuts from the trees . If the monkeys cannot do the work, then a human will have to do it , would you be willing to do the job ? And work for peanuts. Get real, the monkeys are getting a better deal than the Cambodian workers. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwood1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) PETA should give all the coconut pickers free crains $$$$.....Or shut their mouths........I bet the monkey pickers are taken care of very well by their owners.... Edited August 25, 2023 by redwood1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post recom273 Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 3 hours ago, retarius said: I think the monkeys enjoy collecting coconuts. I've seen them, they rush up the trees and thrown the coconuts down like it's a greta fun game. I'll still be sending monkeys up mu trees and buy fake certifications. I like to see them work, just like buffalo ploughing - it’s a traditional way of harvesting or cultivation. I am amazed when they sit still on the back of battered pickups. However, apparently they beat the living crap out of them when they are young to get them to fall in to line. This organisation fails to consider that if monkeys didn’t collect the coconuts then a 12 year old Burmese kid would probably be sent up there 7 days a week, without a safety harness, probably for about 300B a day if he was lucky - would consumers pay the increased price of human exploitation? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Folks, You can't make this stuff up. ha ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingAPorn Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 I thought the certification was for "Free from Monkeypox virus".... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luuk Chaai Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Coconut trees can grow 60-100 ft high So .. this is ok ? I'll stick with the monkey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 5 hours ago, redwood1 said: PETA should give all the coconut pickers free crains $$$$.....Or shut their mouths........I bet the monkey pickers are taken care of very well by their owners.... From what I've seen in Surat Thani and Chumpon, the monkeys are treated very well. No bad practice at all. A few years ago there was a campaign against shrimp farming in Thailand. What next? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 I was in the South on tour in June 2020 and filmed the trip. Here's a clip from the trip. It doesn't show the monkeys up the trees but shows them returning at the end of the day of harvesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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