This plant-based food actually can involve animal exploitation. Some suppliers train monkeys to travel up trees to collect the coconuts. So even if something is plant-based, it might not be suitable…
  • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Thanks for sharing, saw some videos of monkeys being abused in the coconut industry but haven’t found a good alternative yet. Also haven’t found indication on packaging showing how ethically sourced the coconut milk is. I’d greatly it if anyone has a tip for either replacing it (I use it mainly in curries, but there a lot more Asian dishes that require coconut milk) or for choosing products/brands that do not chain up and hit monkeys in the process.

    • CarlMarks@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      There’s a brand called Native Forest that claims to not use monkeys. But it’s marketing for a private company so take that with a grain of salt.

    • Sunshine (she/her)OPEnglish
      3·
      20 days ago

      It’s the coconut products from Thailand that you want to avoid as they were regularly caught using monkey slaves.

      • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        19 days ago

        Thanks i noticed it’s often not included in the information on the packaging, which might be a red flag. Wish I had a bit more income to just always buy the ecologically friendly alternative, but in this specific case I don’t know whether that means they didn’t harm monkeys. I guess I’d be fine with a farmer using a monkey if they would treat it well, but I guess no monkey would go ‘work’ for a farmer without being tortured into it.