*[Enwl-eng] Octopus cannibalism

[ecology]

The grim reality of factory farms. Let's shut them down.


                        Octopuses are extraordinary animals, even building 
underwater “cities.” Trapping them in tanks is torture.

                        We just met with MEPs in Brussels, and they’re ready 
to lead the charge. But they need overwhelming public pressure to move an 
EU-wide ban forward.

                        Tell the EU: Ban octopus factory farms.

                         Sign the petition


            Seafood corporations want to turn Europe into a testing ground 
for octopus factory farms, locking these intelligent animals in tiny tanks 
where suffering is so extreme they turn to cannibalism.

            And right now, nothing stands in their way, as there’s no EU law 
to stop them. But together, we can change that.

            We took your voices straight to Brussels, meeting with MEPs at 
the first high-level policy event ever focused on banning octopus farming at 
the European Parliament. Scientists, animal welfare experts, and lawmakers 
were in the room. And one message rang loud and clear: decision-makers are 
ready to lead — but they need undeniable public backing to move the ban 
forward.

            The clock is ticking. Once the first farm opens, countless 
octopuses will be trapped in a cycle of suffering. We need thousands of us 
backing this call right now.

            Add your name to call on the European Parliament to ban octopus 
farming

            Momentum is already building and on our side. Polling shows that 
a majority of Europeans, including people in Spain where the industry is 
being pushed, support an EU-wide ban on octopus factory farms. Now, 
lawmakers need to see that citizens want them to act.

            Octopuses are among the smartest animals on Earth — even forming 
underwater “cities” where they live and interact with one another. 
Scientists warn that locking such complex, social beings in barren tanks 
would be cruel and inhumane.

            Once this industry starts, it will be much harder to stop. That’s 
why we must act now. Every signature piles pressure on Parliament, and if 
enough of us speak out together, we can create an outcry so powerful 
lawmakers will have no choice but to listen.

            Sign now to protect octopuses and stop this cruel industry 
before it spreads.

            We know this strategy works, as we have done it before — winning 
a historic ban on octopus farming in California. Now it’s Europe’s turn to 
lead the way and set a global precedent to save octopuses from this cruelty.


             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Deborah and the team at Ekō



            More information:

            Octopus cannibalism among fears for pioneer cephalopod farm Euro 
News. 9, September, 2024

            New Research Shows Public Support for Bans on Octopus Farming in 
the EU and the UK Animal-Human Policy Center. 21 August, 2025

            As corporations seek to advance breeding efforts, EU must act to 
stop octopus farming Euro Group for Animals. 17 March, 2025

            ‘Underwater city’ reveals mysterious octopus world BBC 2025









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      From: Ban Octopus Farms 🐙 <us at eko.org>
      Date: пн, 29 дек. 2025 г. в 11:30
      Subject: Octopus cannibalism








 
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