MONKEYS are still being enslaved by cruel coconut farmers who make them work in chains to meet the growing demand for trendy vegan milk.
The primates are forced to harvest hundreds of coconuts each day in Thailand, under the watchful eye of their handlers.
The monkeys are made to spend countless hours picking the fruit when they’re not chained to the floor, The Times reported.
The farmers reportedly pull on ropes that are tied around the animal to control them while they carry out their gruelling shifts in the treetops.
But despite a three-year-long campaign by animal rights charity Peta in 2019 – some farms in Thailand have continued to force the monkeys into labour.
The innocent animals are either bred in captivity or robbed from their mothers in the jungle when they are babies.
Past footage from the charity has revealed the dark secrets behind the monkey labour industry and has also highlighted the tortures they experience while in captivity.
Handlers have been seen using methods of intimidation and brutal punishment to train the macaques including whipping the animals and dangling them by their necks.
But the horrors don’t stop there – according to Peta, the creature’s sharp front teeth are often removed to stop them from biting themselves or the farmers.
And this nightmare continues to unfold for the monkeys as the demand for vegan milk climbs.
Hellbound and Down 