Wal-Mart of the United States also announced that it would join the boycott of Thai coconut products produced by exploiting monkey labor.
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This is a video released by Peta, an animal protection group in Asia, raising allegations of monkey abuse by a Thai coconut seller.
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Monkeys with chains or ropes tied around their necks cut coconuts.
Trained monkeys sweat as much as 1,600 coconuts a day.
Peta also claims that cruel abuse, such as pulling out monkeys' teeth in case of rebellion or attack, continues.
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After the first suspicions were raised in 2020, about 45,000 stores around the world stopped selling the company's products.
Recently, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, also announced that it would suspend distribution of the product.
As Wal-Mart decided to join the boycott, interest in and criticism of the troubled company is growing.
The company denied the allegations of abuse, stating that "it is necessary to understand how Thais and monkeys coexist according to cultural contexts."
Netizens responded, "Humans are the cruelest. I feel sorry for monkeys who don't know anything.", "Let's not do this to a monkey, let's do it to a vicious criminal such as a sex offender."
(Screen source: YouTube PETA)