I had no idea...

[Cyforce]

forced monkey labor was a thing.

Costco pulling products allegedly made with forced monkey labor

The alleged use of forced monkey labor has led Costco to stop selling Thai-made coconut products. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been tracking such animal abuse since 2019, …

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[KnappShack]

forced monkey labor was a thing.

Costco pulling products allegedly made with forced monkey labor

The alleged use of forced monkey labor has led Costco to stop selling Thai-made coconut products. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been tracking such animal abuse since 2019, …

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******* Planet of the Apes level there

Outstanding!

 

[Gunnerclone]

I was wrong. It wasn’t automation that killed the unskilled laborer.

 

[JM4CY]

I’m fine with it. They are such pretentious animals expecting so much from us.

 

[ISUTex]

Does Costco buy anything from China?

 

[VeloClone]

Monkeys are well equipped to quickly climb tall palms and pick coconuts.

So I assume they should stop using elephants around the world for heavy labor. They should stop using horses and oxen around the world for pulling wagons and farm implements or for riding. We should stop using dogs for herding, hunting, tracking and police work.

Yes, living conditions of the animals should be monitored, but there are a lot of animals that we use for "forced labor" and we have for millennia. Just because PETA doesn't like it doesn't convince me that it is wrong.

 

[WalkingCY]

 

[theshadow]

 

[GBlade]

I imagined monkeys pulling levers. I don't have too much of an issue with monkeys picking coconuts, though I had imagined a shaking machine like olives rather than a monkey.

 

[Clonehomer]

If you take away their jobs, this is what you end up with.

'We live in a cage': residents hide as macaque 'gangs' take over Thai city

Officials in Lopburi plan to sterilise the animals that have turned nasty after tourists’ bananas were replaced with junk food

www.theguardian.com

 

[dosry5]

A few years ago at the Omaha Zoo we witnessed a monkey pleasure himself and throw his seed at another monkey. Idle hands.....

 

[Cy Hard]

A few years ago at the Omaha Zoo we witnessed a monkey pleasure himself and throw his seed at another monkey. Idle hands.....

Odd, last time I was at the Omaha Zoo the 2 tortoises’ were doing it tortoise style. Bunch of depraved perverted animals at that zoo. Of course I watched.

 

[dosry5]

Odd, last time I was at the Omaha Zoo the 2 tortoises’ were doing it tortoise style. Bunch of depraved perverted animals at that zoo. Of course I watched.

What’s “tortoise style”? I don’t wanna google that....

 

[Cy Hard]

Like doggy but with hard shells

 

[Clonehomer]

What’s “tortoise style”? I don’t wanna google that....

Think Mitch McConnell found another tortoise to mate with him.

 

[BCClone]

Thought @ImJustKCClone retired

 

[GTO]

That is truly some monkey business.

 

[HFCS]

If you take away their jobs, this is what you end up with.

'We live in a cage': residents hide as macaque 'gangs' take over Thai city

Officials in Lopburi plan to sterilise the animals that have turned nasty after tourists’ bananas were replaced with junk food

www.theguardian.com

great image from your link

 

[Acylum]

I’m okay with kids making my Nikes but you gotta draw the line somewhere.

 

[dosry5]

I’m okay with kids making my Nikes but you gotta draw the line somewhere.

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