Trick or Treat: Say No To Palm Oil

Protect Orangutans this Halloween

An exodus of orangutans escaping the smoke and fire of Palm Oil deforestation that has taken their homes and habitat

Palm oil is an edible plant oil which has become a common ingredient in many consumer products. Today, around 50 percent of the goods we use every day contain palm oil, from processed foods to candles. According to World Watch 340,000 hectares of Malaysian and Indonesian rainforest are burned annually to make way for palm oil plantations. This fact is pushing the Orangutan to the verge of extinction. They are simply losing their homes to make way for Palm Oil Plantations. This Halloween make sure that the Treats you give out are not a Trick that hurts Orangutans. To date the Rare Species Fund (RSF) has raised more than $1 million for conservation around the world. Today we need your help to Protect Orangutans from Palm Oil Deforestation!

Make ALL of your Halloween treats Palm Oil Free!

This Halloween, please only give out treats that are Palm Oil Free! Below is a list of palm oil free candy to help you make wise choices for your little ghouls and goblins that will protect the habitat and homes of Orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Palm Oil Free Treats
Nestlé ~ Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Crunch Bar
Wonka (Nestlé) ~ Sweetarts, Bottle Caps, Laffy Taffy, Nerds
ConAgra ~ Fiddle Faddle, Crunch & Munch, Poppy Cock
Haribo ~ Gummy bears
Kellogg's ~ Rice Krispie Treats, Keebler Cookies, Animal Cookies
General Mills ~ Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit Gushers
PepsiCo (Frito Lay) ~ Cheetos, Doritos, Grandma's Cookies
Hershey's ~ Twizzlers, Jolly Ranchers, Whoppers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Almond Joy, Mr. Goodbar, Milk Duds
Mars ~ Snickers, Twix, M&M's, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove Chocolates, Starburst
Justin's ~ Peanut Butter Cups, NutButter (all flavors)
Lindt and Sprüngli ~ Lindor Truffles (all flavors)
Ghirardelli ~ All flavors and products
Walmart ~ Great Value Brand products
Kraft Foods ~ Caramels, Cadbury, Toblerone, Capri Sun
Nabisco (Mondelez) ~ Nutter Butter, Chips Ahoy, Oreo
Wrigley's ~ Lifesavers, Hubba Bubba, Juicy Fruit, Orbit

Video of RSF Orangutan Conservation Project

The Rare Species Fund has been working extensively with Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas and Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) in Borneo to help save the few remaining wild orangutans and to protect their jungle habitat which supports so much other wildlife. Funding from the RSF helps replant devastated forest habitat, reintroduce captive orangutans back into the wild and care for more than 300 orphaned orangutans at the OFI Care Center.

***The RSF has contributed more than $1 million for conservation worldwide. You can help with your generous donations!

For information on how you can meet our Orangutan Animal Ambassadors, follow this link.