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By: The Opinion Updated 21 Nov 2022, 21: 02 pm EST
PETA accused HelloFresh, the largest provider of meal kits in the United States, uses coconut milk obtained from the labor of monkeys in Thailand, which is why he is calling for a boycott of the food delivery service.
According to the NGO, the largest animal rights group in the world, monkeys they are chained, whipped, beaten and forced to spend long hours picking coconuts. Alleged animal abuse allegations in 21 operations in nine provinces of Thailand , according to the findings published on Monday.
BREAKING 🚨 New @PETAAsia investigation reveals that the Thai coconut industry STILL chains threatened & endangered monkeys & forces them to pick coconuts!
THREE investigations have exposed this cruel industry—@HelloFresh must STOP using coconut milk from Thailand! pic.twitter.com/DZBNahcKEe
— PETA (@peta) November 04, 2022
In response, HelloFresh said the company receives written assurances from its suppliers that its coconuts are not sourced with monkeys.
“HelloFresh strictly condemns any use of mono labor in its supply chain, and we take a hard stance not to source from suppliers or sell coconut products that have been found to use mono labor. We have written confirmation from all of our suppliers, in the United States and around the world, that they do not engage in these practices.”
For your part, PETA insisted that most monkeys are kidnapped from their families in the wild, although species exploited by the coconut trade are threatened or endangered. extinction, according to the animal welfare group.
” The monkeys are chained around the neck and forced to work hard day in and day out, all for HelloFresh and other companies that lack a conscience,” Tracy Reiman, PETA’s executive vice president, said Monday.
“PETA is asking everyone, including HelloFresh, to stop buying canned coconut milk from Thailand until the money is no longer used or abused for profit,” he said. .
The company based in Berlin It has global reach and operates in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States
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