Waitrose has stopped selling coconut products from Thailand after it emerged the harvested fruit came from slave monkey labour. The supermarket chain has vowed not to sell products made with animal labour after an investigation showed that popular brands were exploiting primates. Waitrose said it will thoroughly check its coconut products to ensure they are not derived from animal labour. Waitrose has stopped selling coconut products from Thailand after it emerged some products used slave monkey labour to harvest the fruit. The animal rights organisation's investigation found farms chaining monkeys to tires outside and handlers pulling out the monkeys' teeth to avoid being bitten.

Source: Daily Mail July 03, 2020 01:07 UTC