Dr. Oz Declares war on Orangutans

Acg67

What an *kitten*

Dr Oz and his staff should have done more research before recommending palm oil. In doing so, he has inadvertently declared war on orangutans– along with every other living creature in the jungles of Borneo and Sumatra.

The Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil industries have hired high-end lobbyists in Washington DC to gain influence in the US congress and hoodwink the American people into thinking palm oil is ‘good’ for them. Like all lobbyists these people have an agenda– and they are NOT telling the complete story.

While originally from West Africa, today 90% of the global supply of palm oil actually comes from Indonesia & Malaysia. This has come at a tremendous environmental cost. Indonesian and Malaysian forests are being burned to the ground– releasing so much carbon into the atmosphere that Indonesia now ranks 3rd behind China and US in carbon emissions– and it is barely industrialized. The UNEP estimates that the forests of Indonesia are being cleared at a rate of 6 football fields per minute every minute of every day.

To see how palm oil is produced, watch the award-winning documentary GREEN. It available as a free download here: http://greenthefilm.com

The palm oil industry is guilty of truly heinous ecological atrocities, including the systematic genocide of orangutans. The forests of Borneo and Sumatra are the only place where these gentle, intelligent creatures live, and the cultivation of palm oil has directly led to the brutal deaths of thousands of individuals as the industry has expanded into previously undisturbed areas of rainforest.

When the forest is cleared in order to make room for oil palm plantations, every living creature is captured or killed. Adult orangutans are shot on sight. These peaceful, sentient beings are beaten, burned, mutilated, tortured and often eaten. Babies are torn off their dying mothers so they can be sold on the black market as illegal pets to wealthy families who see them as status symbols of their own power and prestige. This has been documented time and again.

If nothing is done to protect orangutans, they will be extinct in just a few years.

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drmerc

I don't really care, Orangutans are ugly

Lift_This_

**** dr. oz!!! i like orangutans!!!

VelociMama

Orangutans > Dr. Oz.

UsedToBeHusky

Indonesia and Malaysia were doing this long before Dr Oz even thought about a TV show....

But hey... if we've got to hang someone for it, I vote Dr Oz!

Sarauk2sf

That man is a menace.

Mokey41

Somebody should declare war on Dr Oz!

cmriverside

so, so sad.

ddddanger

Dr. Oz is such a quack, endangered species (and some of our closest relatives) are so much more important than some fad diet/cure/whatever

VelociMama

Dr. Oz is such a quack, endangered species (and some of our closest relatives) are so much more important than some fad diet/cure/whatever

It doesn't take much in what we perceive as a "valuable" resource for humans to have enough excuse to destroy so much.

VitVit18

Somebody should declare war on Dr Oz!

I've been trying to for years... and so have most of the profs at my university. Alas... he has money and Oprah behind him. (And I just shamed myself for saying Oprah. I love her, I swear, I just never listened to any of her health or diet advice! lol)

MystikPixie

I hate Dr. Oz so much, I just want to punch him through the TV.

I like orangutans.

usmcmp

You forgot the endangered Borneo sumatran rhino

and the endangered Borneo pygmy elephant

FoxyMcDeadlift

Son of a.....

SoDamnHungry

We need to declare war on chimps before they rip off another person's genitals/face when we try to raise them as humans and forget how strong they are.

icimani

... not to mention that forests provide the very air we breathe.

elisa123gal

Dr. Oz is always giving a stage to many dizzying new things.. same old same old..it all sounds the same. He needs to do a show on mfp and how many people lose weight in different ways according to their lifestyle, personality...by doing what works for them.

becky2u2

This is horrible

VitVit18

Dr. Oz is always giving a stage to many dizzying new things.. same old same old..it all sounds the same. He needs to do a show on mfp and how many people lose weight in different ways according to their lifestyle, personality...by doing what works for them.

I guess he did do a segment on Fitocracy before Christmas... I only know because the site was down... my workout doesn't count unless I can tell people on the internet about it! lol

Not trying to redeem him, just more ore less surprised that he mentioned an app that actually works and isn't some fad (been on there since April and I wouldn't trade anything for the community/support on there!)

bibliotechnique

Absolutely! Dr. Oz needs to get over himself, and think about the big picture. Moron!

livingdeadlifter

Yuck. I just realized there's palm oil in the peanut butter my mom just bought... Orangutans and forests should not suffer for human desires for freaking palm oil. It's some BS. Never buying that PB again.

_Wits_

He is a certified douchenozzle.

kimosabe1

hahaha... total douchlord bro!

jasmineconley

Every time I go to the zoo an adolescent orangutan masturbates in front of me

etoiles_argentees

Silly boy, put the other link in. http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-dr-oz-red-palm-oil-non-miracle/#more-24086

sunsnstatheart

Son of a.....

biscuit

NGMama

That makes me so sad. I'd choose the orangutans (and all of the other animals) over him any day.

There's a good article in the current edition of Veg News about exactly this topic, minus the dumbass Oz.

Graelwyn75

I don't really care, Orangutans are ugly

Must be like looking into the mirror of your soul then.

Lift_This_

I don't really care, Orangutans are ugly

Must be like looking into the mirror of your soul then.

BAZINGA!!!

Bobby__Clerici

I don't really care, Orangutans are ugly

Right, while no fan of Dr Oz, I care little if Orangutangs live or die.

etoiles_argentees

Son of a.....

biscuit

with gravy? strawberries and cream?