anna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Mar 12, 2024

#BanOctopusFarming #NovaPescanova #SaveOurSeas ๐Ÿ™

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Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–

A company in #Spain has a plan to torture a million #octopuses per year โ€“ by raising them in crowded tanks and then killing them by putting them in icy water, which causes a slow, stressful death.

The company knows octopuses are highly intelligent and feel pleasure, pain, joy and fear, but this is their way of turning a huge #profit. Now theyโ€™re being slammed by #scientists and the #media โ€“ and if enough of us add to the pressure right now we can stop them.

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https://actions.eko.org/a/stop-the-world-s-first-octopus-farm?source=campaigns

The world's first octopus farm is about to open

Stop it before it's too late!

Ekล
Mar 12, 2024 at 10:18amWeb
Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Apr 2, 2024

Seafood giant Nueva Pescanova plans to dump a million live octopuses a year into icy tanks, where they'll slowly and painfully freeze to death. Then sell them to supermarkets.

Our petition to stop this cruelty has ignited a firestorm on social media. It's gotten over half a million signatures, and a growing number of EU leaders are voicing their opposition. Nueva Pescanova is starting to feel the heat

- Eko

#BanOctopusFarming #NuevaPescanova ๐Ÿ™ ๐ŸŒŠ

Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Apr 2, 2024

More information:

A Trailblazing Ban On #OctopusFarming Becomes Law In Washington State

It's official: Octopus farming is banned in #Washington state.

https://www.iflscience.com/a-trail-blazing-ban-on-octopus-farming-becomes-law-in-washington-state-73423

A Trailblazing Ban On Octopus Farming Becomes Law In Washington State

It's official: Octopus farming is banned in Washington state.

IFLScience
Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Apr 2, 2024

#California is set to consider banning the "controversial and cruel" practice of octopus farming.

Assemblymember Steve Bennett introduced AB 3162 the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (#OCTO) Act earlier this week.

https://www.newsweek.com/california-consider-banning-octopus-farming-1872434

California Might Ban Octopus Farming

As a result of their intelligence, there are concerns that octopuses simply could not cope with being farmed and would suffer greatly.

Newsweek
Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Apr 2, 2024

Proposed #CanaryIslands octopus farm would cause animal suffering, say experts

Animal welfare organisations are urging the islandsโ€™ government to block the development.

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/canary-islands-ngos-government-zac-goldsmith-spanish-b2424605.html

Proposed Canary Islands octopus farm would cause animal suffering, say experts

Animal welfare organisations are urging the islandsโ€™ government to block the development.

The Independent
Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Apr 2, 2024

World's first octopus farm proposals alarm #scientists

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 #CanaryIslands would raise about a million octopuses annually for food, according to confidential documents seen by the #BBC.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64814781

World's first octopus farm proposals alarm scientists

Methods used on the Spanish farm would be "cruel" to such intelligent animals say experts, as details emerge.

Show threadGatekeeper..Apr 27, 2024
@anna_lillith
WTF is wrong with humans.
Show threadAla5ka๐ŸŒฟMay 18, 2024
@GatekeepKen @anna_lillith everything 
Show threadLydia T. PottJul 13, 2024
@anna_lillith
These are highly intelliigent & sentient animals. Why is a farm even being considered?
Show threadRiaResistsApr 2, 2024
@anna_lillith
#banoctopusfarming
Show threadเฒšเฒฟเฒฐเฒพเฒ—เณ ๐ŸŒนโœŠ๐Ÿพโ“‹๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ (he/him)Apr 21, 2024
@anna_lillith ooh good, now let's do cow farms!
Show threadJeanPDelietApr 21, 2024
@anna_lillith Good! Stop eating everything you see FFS!
Show threadVolineApr 21, 2024

@anna_lillith
Good. Iโ€™ve started to think of octopus as basically persons.

โ€œI worked with a team at London School of Economics to write a report reviewing the evidence of sentience in animals. Does the animal have the capacity to feel emotions? We found really strong evidence in octopuses and it ended up changing UK law. Now under UK law, we have to treat octopuses ethically and with compassion.โ€

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/secrets-of-the-octopus-takes-us-inside-the-world-of-these-aliens-on-earth/

Secrets of the Octopus takes us inside the world of these โ€œaliens on Earthโ€

Dr. Alex Schnell on the surprising things we're learning about these amazing creatures.

Ars Technica
Show threadโœจbuff dog himboโœจApr 27, 2024
@Voline @anna_lillith all animals should be assumed to have some sort of sentient experience. They're our equals on this planet, we're nothing without them. :(
Show threadJaguarior JonesApr 2, 2024
@anna_lillith
Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Jul 13, 2024

OPPOSITION CONTINUES FOR CANARY ISLANDS OCTOPUS FARM

Campaigners are calling for seafood company #NuevaPescanova to scrap plans to build Spain's first octopus farm as new documents reveal that it had failed to consider the significant threats the farm would pose to #wildlife, the #environment and #PublicHealth, in addition to #AnimalCruelty concerns.

https://thefishsite.com/articles/opposition-continues-for-canary-islands-octopus-farm

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Opposition continues for Canary Islands octopus farm

A campaign to halt plans for the development of Spainโ€™s first Octopus farm has renewed its cries over potential impacts to wildlife, the environment and public health.

The Fish Site
Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Jul 13, 2024

Coming from the animal rights NGOs #CompassionInWorldFarming, #EurogroupForAnimals and #AnimaNaturalis, the calls urge the seafood company to immediately halt the progression of their plans for the #CanaryIslands octopus farm under the claims that the plans directly contradict the companyโ€™s own corporate sustainability claims.

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#BanOctopusFarming #SaveOurSeas #SoSSaturdays ๐Ÿ™ ๐ŸŒŠ

Show threadanna_lillith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ–Aug 1, 2024

Legislation was introduced by Senators #Whitehouse and #Murkowski that would ban commercial #OctopusFarming in the United States!

This bi-partisan bill would also ban imports of farmed #octopuses, ensuring the US is not complicit in cruel octopus factory farming. ๐Ÿ™ ๐ŸŒŠ

Show threadA Tattered ScrapbookAug 3, 2024
@anna_lillith This is the best news out of the US for years.
Show threadKyle Memoir ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸงJul 13, 2024

@anna_lillith

Humans are sick.

Show threadBlippy the Wonder Slug ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชApr 1, 2024
@anna_lillith
Show threadex or current IDF unwelcomeApr 13, 2024
@BlippyTheWonderSlug @anna_lillith they sexually assault bagpipes
Show threadBlippy the Wonder Slug ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชApr 13, 2024

@JohnLoader6
Accordions, too.

You say that like it's a bad thing. Those pipes (and accordions) have it coming.

@anna_lillith

Show threadAndrewApr 1, 2024
@anna_lillith
This is absolute barbarism. And all for a tasty plate of food
Show threadVulcanTourist [MOVED]Apr 21, 2024

@anna_lillith

Didn't we just finally settle that they and other creatures are sentient and deserving of personhood?

Show threadJenniferMay 18, 2024
@anna_lillith humans suck ๐Ÿ˜ก
Show threadแดฎแต‰โฟ แดฟแต’สธแถœแต‰VOTE IN THE PRIMARIESMay 19, 2024

@anna_lillith

spain seems to be pretty progressive in terms of animal rights and has a large animal rights community. hopefully they can get some traction and stop this stupid cruelty

Show threadJohn Caveney woke is me๐Ÿ› ๏ธMay 19, 2024
@anna_lillith I do enjoy grilled octopus, but like any animal that I consume I want to do all I can to ensure itโ€™s had the best life possible. Thatโ€™s why I wonโ€™t buy 3 supermarket chickens for a fiver!!