WebMar 16, 2024 · A plan to build the world’s first octopus farm has raised deep concerns among scientists over the welfare of the famously intelligent creatures. The farm in Spain’s Canary Islands would raise about a million octopuses annually for food, according to confidential documents seen by the BBC. WebWhy farming the highly intelligent octopus for food is immoral – Philip Lymbery

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Web3 hours ago · After decades of research, closed-cycle octopus farming is close to becoming a reality. But it faces an existential threat from increasingly well-organized activist groups opposed to the farming of a creature believed by some scientists to possess higher-than-average intelligence and emotional capacity. WebMar 22, 2024 · Researchers have suggested that, as particularly intelligent and playful creatures, octopuses are unsuited to a life in captivity and mass-production. Animal rights activists argue that farming... fantasy mosaics 34

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WebJan 19, 2024 · According to the BBC, “an estimated 350,000 tonnes [of octopus] are caught each year – more than 10 times the number caught in 1950.” As a result of this increasing consumer market, the food sector has been eager to find a solution to dwindling supplies. It’s turning its attention to intensive farming methods. WebApr 4, 2024 · A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 tonnes of octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually. Read... Web2 Likes, 1 Comments - @simba_chui_duma_puma on Instagram: "This must end. Another species being brutally tortured & farmed so humans can eat them. Despicab..." fantasy mosaics 40: alien abduction