Monkey labour to harvest coconuts for commercial products 'is almost non-existent' in Thailand, the commerce minister said on Monday, after British retailers announced bans on products campaigners say use the animals in their production.
) has already removed Thai products amid an appeal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds.
“Using monkeys for the coconut industry is almost non-existent,” Thai Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit told reporters, saying human labour had long ago replaced monkeys. Deputy agriculture minister, Mananya Thaiset, echoed his comments. “How do you even find that many monkeys to collect large amounts of coconuts to cater to the industry?” she said
“When the government tries to explain away extreme cruelty to monkeys, it only makes the public angrier,” he added.
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