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
    6·
    11 days 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.

    • Sunshine (she/her)OPEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

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

    • CarlMarks@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      3·
      11 days 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.