"Monkeys in training are kept chained with rigid metal collars around their necks. Handlers use intimidation and abuse to teach them to obey. Investigative footage shows one trainer striking a monkey, dangling him by the neck, and then whipping him with the tether."
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"When their training is complete, the monkeys are sold to coconut pickers. An employee at one farm investigators visited revealed that while the monkeys are climbing trees, they’re frequently bitten by ants and stung by hornets, which can be fatal. The worker went on to say that the animals sometimes incur broken bones from falling out of the trees or being violently yanked down."
"One supplier kept monkeys chained on flooded land or trash-strewn patches of dirt with almost no protection from the elements, and a worker told investigators that the monkeys would be forced to pick coconuts for more than a decade before being “retired” – chained up for the rest of their lives."
"In other cases, the monkeys may be abandoned in the forest, even though they lack the skills needed to survive on their own after being bred in captivity or kidnapped as juveniles."
Coconut Sundays. will miss this mood soo soo much..:)) just enjoying the last couple of days before heading home…🥰 ____ #thailand #coconut #blacksmdwhite #holidays #hoscos #coconutwater #summer #melancolia #moods #weekend #sundays #sunday #sonntags #sun #weekendvibes (hier: Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co1-Qa0yI8n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
After checking the beach on the southern part of the island we walked across less than five minutes to have a coconut on the northern part of the island 😆