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Welcome to the Online Shop!
Here you will find details about the types of products we like to sell in our shop, along with information about our buying policies.
To view the full range of products that you are able to purchase online please click on the following link:
www.monkeysanctuaryshop.co.uk
Whether you are looking for a gift for someone else or a treat for yourself, we have a great range of fair trade and ethical giftware for all occasions.
Our Gift Shop has been plastic-bag free for over 40 years!
We strongly believe in the power of ethical consumerism which simply means buying only from companies that promote ethical means and methods of production. Ethical consumerism promotes and advances companies and organizations that deal with people, animals and the planet in a fair, honest and ethical way. Many of our goods are Fair trade, recycled, vegetarian and support other charities and organizations
We ask our suppliers to provide proof of ethical business practices usually through evidence from independent regulatory bodies such as Fair Trade , IFAT, or the FSC (Forestry Steward Council). In this way we make sure that our shop goods reflect the ethics of the Monkey Sanctuary Trust and ensure that you, our customers, are only buying from companies and organizations that promote the ethical treatment of people, animals and the planet.
Some of the criteria we look for in suppliers are:
Fair Trade
Fair Trade guarantees that people in developing countries are paid a fair price for their work; this in turn allows them to work their way out of poverty and secures a future full of hope and opportunities for them and their children.
Many people in the developing world are still taken advantage of by ruthless companies that exploit them for financial gain. We believe that people should be treated fairly no matter where they live or what they do; this is why we promote Fair Trade approved suppliers.
Fair Trade also gives equal opportunities to women and men, meaning that women have an equal chance to support themselves and their family.
Fair Trade allows people in developing countries the chance that many of us take for granted in the West; to support ourselves and our families through life with dignity and independence and to offer children access to education and aspirations.
A refugee child prepares for her first day at school. The Monkey Sanctuary Trust supports The Esther Benjamins Trust, the charity that helped her find a bright future, through shop sales of goods from Hatti Trading, a Fair Trade company that supports the work of three charities in Nepal.
Photograph: The Esther Benjamins Trust
www.ebtrust.org.uk
www.hattitrading.co.uk
www.maitinepal.org
Many of our food products are Fair Trade also; we stock Traidcraft drinks and Organica chocolate. We stock Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance approved coffee. The Rainforest Alliance ensures that in addition to being Fair Trade, the coffee is also grown in a sustainable way, helping the future of the South American Rainforests, and their wildlife, including the primate species we look after here in Cornwall!
www.traidcraft.co.uk
www.rainforest-alliance.org
Local and Organic
Through supporting local businesses we can help the local economy and also reduce the amount of miles that goods have to travel to get here; this means that we can reduce pollution and cut carbon emissions by promoting locally made goods. Cornwall is famous for it’s wonderful food and the shop is full of biscuits, fudge, jams, pickles, marmalades and gourmet fungi all produced locally (the fungi is actually produced less than a mile away at Keveral Farm and is often delivered on foot!).
A selection of fine Cornish fare made locally by companies such as St Kew, Roskilly’s, Patnicks Preserves, Honey Hill Apiaries and Keveral Farm.
www.keveral.org
www.patnicks.com
www.roskillys.co.uk
www.stkewproducts.co.uk
Wherever possible we stock organic products which are produced without ecologically damaging pesticides or insecticides. Organic products are better for the environment, animals and people and many people say they taste better too!
Vegetarian
The gift shop is a vegetarian!
We only buy in vegetarian and vegan products for the shop; producing vegetarian and vegan products uses less of the world’s resources such as water and land and also promotes animal welfare. When we buy in products that contain milk or cream we check that the animals used for the products are free-range and well-kept. The shop never buys animal tested products or products that contain bone, horn, shell, or leather; in this way we can ensure an animal-friendly shop with no hidden costs to animal welfare.
www.vegsoc.org
www.vegansociety.com
The shop buys vegan products wherever possible which ensures that no animals have been used in the production of the goods and that the products have the lowest carbon footprint of all. Reducing our carbon footprints means that we are helping to reduce the effects of climate change and one of the best ways to do this is to opt for vegetarian and vegan products.
Did you know…
Farm animals produce 13 billion tons of waste every year. This liquid often pollutes soils, water systems and the gaseous wastes of methane and carbon dioxide contribute to global warming.
Since the 1960’s approximately 200 millon hectares (an area as large as the whole of Western Europe) of tropical forest has been destroyed, mostly for cattle grazing and growing crops for animal feed.
By buying vegetarian and vegan products the gift shop leaves a smaller carbon footprint and promotes the welfare of all animals too!
Recycled and Sustainable Goods
Using recycled and sustainable goods means that we are helping to reduce the waste generated by our busy lives. The shop stocks mouse mats and pencil cases made from recycled tyres, pens made from recycled car parts and pencils made from recycled CD cases! We also stock recycled paper and ornaments made from waste plastics and metals.
Supporting us through Shopping!
All the profits of the shop go back to the Sanctuary.We depend on contributions from the public to continue our work here and every purchase you make from the shop will go directly towards helping the welfare of the primates in our care and around the world.
Please visit our online shop using the following link to purchase items from The Monkey Sanctuary Trust.
You can view our shop by clicking here or go to www.monkeysanctuaryshop.co.uk.