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d_r

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6. Also

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 09:53 AM

May 2015

* and I'm not saying that this is as bad as the slave labor, I'm saying it adds to the problem *

Those Thai "shrimp farms" are damned up swamps and wetlands that are causing grave environmental damage.

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To ensure quality at a low price, Walmart shrimp is harvested by slaves held captive on Asian ships. [View all] kpete May 2015 OP

Someone may point out that those links are nearly a year old, but here's a more recent link. drm604 May 2015 #1

I just can't see going to Walmart to buy shrimp yeoman6987 May 2015 #4

The article mentions Walmart, Carrefour, Costco and Tesco as four of the major ones. drm604 May 2015 #5

buy American wild caught shrimp d_r May 2015 #7

The modern-day equivalent of galley slaves. NaturalHigh May 2015 #2

Also Costco (nt) TacoD May 2015 #3

Costco d_r May 2015 #8

Also d_r May 2015 #6