Monkeys snatched from the wild are being forced to pick up to 1,000 coconuts a day for their water and milk which is sold in UK stores, an investigation has discovered.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals found eight farms in Thailand using pigtailed macaques as slave labour for products which are exported globally.
Many British supermarkets have now removed some coconut water and oil from their shelves after it was found they were made with fruit picked by monkeys.
Peta said it discovered “monkey schools”, where the animals were trained to pick fruit, ride bikes or play basketball to entertain tourists.
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