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<P><B>Octopus farms would bring a wave of cruelty</B>,
turning some of the smartest animals on Earth into
factory-farmed products.</P>
<P>Our outcry drove California to ban them.</P>
<P><B>Now New Jersey could go further—igniting a
nationwide push to stop octopus farms for good. </B>We
need as many voices as possible to make lawmakers
listen:</P>
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<P><B>Seafood companies are racing to build octopus factory farms in
the U.S.</B>, trapping intelligent, sensitive animals into tiny
tanks, only to slaughter them for profit.</P>
<P>But we have a real shot to stop this nightmare before it begins:
<B>a groundbreaking bill in New Jersey that would ban octopus
farming entirely.</B></P>
<P>It has bipartisan support, and only needs <I>three</I> more
lawmakers to move forward. <B>If we flood them with public
pressure, we can shut the door on octopus factory farming before it
opens—and spark a global turning point.</B></P>
<P><A style="COLOR: #6400ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/729790?t=2&akid=152439%2E23281291%2E_t7U8O"
target=_blank>Sign and share now to pass this historic octopus farm
ban</A></P>
<P>Octopuses are some of the most extraordinary creatures on Earth,
capable of feeling pain, solving puzzles, even recognising people.
Keeping them in tanks is torture, plain and simple.</P>
<P><B>And it’s also an environmental disaster in the making.</B>
Octopus farms guzzle wild fish from the ocean and could end up
emitting over <B>4 kilotons of CO₂ per year just from its energy use
and operations.</B></P>
<P>That’s why what happens in New Jersey matters. <B>If this ban
passes, it could set off a ripple effect in states like New York and
North Carolina—and even shape the outcome in Spain, where similar
legislation is already on the table.</B></P>
<P>What’s even more groundbreaking about this specific bill is that
it would also outlaw the sale, possession, and transport of farmed
octopus. That’s a direct economic blow to an industry desperate to
expand.</P>
<P>And here’s the thing: we know this strategy works, because we
have done it before. <B>When California debated a similar ban
last year, our global outcry helped push it over the finish
line. </B>Now, we need that same pressure in New Jersey, before
the seafood lobby kills the bill in committee. A vote could
happen any day, so we need to act fast.</P>
<P><A style="COLOR: #6400ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/729790?t=3&akid=152439%2E23281291%2E_t7U8O"
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target=_blank> Ban Octopus Factory Farming </A></P>
<P>Thanks for all that you do, <BR>Deborah and the team at
Ekō</P><BR>
<P><I><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">More
information:</SPAN></I></P>
<DIV><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/728749?t=14&akid=152439%2E23281291%2E_t7U8O"
rel=noopener target=_blank>Exposing the Environmental Risks of
Octopus Farming</A> <BR>Euro Group for Animals<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/729791?t=15&akid=152439%2E23281291%2E_t7U8O"
rel=noopener target=_blank>Lawmakers mull measure to ban octopus
farming in New Jersey:</A> <BR>New Jersey Monitor, 23 May,
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<DIV>From: <B dir=auto class=gmail_sendername>Ban Octopus Farms</B> <SPAN
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2025 г. в 13:44<BR>Subject: Octopus torture for profit<BR></DIV>
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