Palm Oil Chocolates

I also love London because of the abundance of free newspapers that anyone can just pick up along the streets and update themselves with local as well as international news - The London Paper, London Lite, The Epoch Times - UK Edition. Unfortunately, in Malaysia, only The Edge is available for free distribution at KL Central and Seven 11 outlets and several other locations, even that in limited copies only.
My husband picked up randomly a copy of The Epoch Times Issue 00218 dated July 22-28, 2009. On the front page, I read a not so-good news about palm oil. It says Auckland Zoo bans chocolates to save animals. Again the Orang Utan - Palm Oil issue resurfaced. This time, Auckland Zoo has decided to banish the iconic brand Cadbury from its shelves. "We are the advocates for wildlife," says Auckland Zoo's conservation officer, Peter Fraser. "The biggest threat for animals is encroaching palm oil plantations." The Zoo has been selling Cadbury chocolates in its shops and restaurant, and palm oil products also form part of the Zoo's animal feed. He further said it was not currently possible to remove all palm oil products from the Zoo, as in the case of some
animal's feed, there is no replacement.
It saddens me to read such news. But I do believe that as long as the palm oil industry maintains its quality goods, the world will still need our palm oil for its versatility and its irreplacibility, as admitted by the Auckland Zoo. Long Live Palm Oil!