The coconut pickers are not as they are referred to in this video "special pets". They are thought no more of than would be thought of a tractor but perhaps not as much. This video I think is 2 years old or at least it's been 2 years since it was posted. The thoughts are very different now about the monkeys as coconut pickers. Some countries have actually banned coconut products that are picked by monkeys.
Where is this? Malaysia? I'm very interested in the subject of monkey coconut picking. Monkeys live in social groups and coconut monkeys are deprived in that way. Apart from that it doesn't seem cruel to me if the trainer trains with rewards. I think the monkeys might enjoy the work. Shouldn't it be phased out gradually rather than banned all at once? Inspections could be carried out meantime. If it is suddenly banned, small coconut gatherers will go out of business and I fear their monkeys will just be released into the wild, lacking the survival skills they need so that they'll come to harm. PETA, who want an immediate ban, are a campaigning group for animal rights, not focused on animal welfare.
That was either Indonesia or Malaysia. People also use monkeys to pick coconuts in Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand. A monkey trained to pick coconuts is a very valuable monkey. Coconut trees can be 100 feet high. A male pig-tail macaque can pick 1,200 to 1,600 coconuts a day. A working monkey is the same as a working horse, caribou or police dog. (there are about 10 varieties of coconut trees. The shorter variety [10-30 feet tall] are often picked by men with sticks)
@@Bilytkid NOT even the same as police dogs. They are treated good . These monkeys are tortured and mis treated. Live on chains outside if lucky get some food. I don't buy your BS
@@memories511 You're lying. They are not tortured. They are well feed and a valuable animal, who supports the owners family. Horses on farms work much harder. Police dogs get stabbed, shot and ran over. Most live outside in a kennel, when they are not riding in the back of a patrol car. These monkeys will live for 20-30 years. In America over 1,100 pigs are killed in a single slaughter house every hour, so you can eat pork, sausage, bacon or ham. Thousands of cows are slaughtered so you can eat burgers, hot dogs or steaks. Over 1 1/2 million dogs in America are euthanized every year, due to people dumping their dogs. Your outrage & anger should be directed inside your own country. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rvNnEnhb3ME.html
