Co-op drops Thai coconut milk over use of monkey slave labour

THE Co-op will no longer sell coconut milk sourced from Thailand after an animal rights group claimed monkey labour was used on farms in the country.

- Emily Braeger

Instead, the grocer will stock its own brand of the product, which it says is sourced from Sri Lanka where the animals are not used.

Campaigning charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has asked the retailer to extend the policy to include all Thai coconut milk products and urges shoppers to avoid buying such items if marked "Product of Thailand".

A Peta investigation into Thailand's coconut industry uncovered horrifying practices.

One trainer was caught on camera dangling a screaming monkey by the neck and striking it.