Animal charities want Costa Coffee to drop advert that stars monkeys

Source: Jamie Doward, The Observer, 10th October, 2010

The UK’s largest coffee chain is under pressure to pull its first television advertising campaign amid criticism that its use of monkeys encourages people to buy them as pets.

The row threatens to become a major headache for Costa Coffee, owned by leisure giant Whitbread, as it seeks to up the ante in a marketing battle with its arch-rival Starbucks.