I adopted an Orangutan With the the WWF

Jan 22, 2006
The other day I adopted an Orangutan for £2.50 a month.
I nearly adopted a Rhino too because there's only 500 of them left.
When I was a kid Orang-Utans where my favourite animal.
I got a little pack in the post with a cuddle monkey toy: i've called it Spanky

Apparently over in South America, Oran-Utans' habitat is being chopped down all day everyday by people who grow and harvest trees for their palm oil.
Palm oil is used in loads and loads of foods and products which we all use everyday, from health and beauty products to snacks.
Some parts of the Continent have found ways to replant and maintain small areas of the trees which keeps the Orang-Utans with a home but so many people don't care and just want the money as quickly as possible.
It makes me wonder how much the people who buy and use this palm oil know or care about this?
I could be wrong though, I haven't had the opportunity to research this properly