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<P><B>Octopuses are extraordinary animals, even building
underwater “cities.”</B> Trapping them in tanks
is torture.</P>
<P>We’re taking this fight to Brussels, to the doorstep
of the European Parliament — but <B>we need as many
signatures as possible.</B></P>
<P><B>Tell the EU: Ban octopus factory farms.</B></P>
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<P><B>Seafood corporations want to turn Europe into a testing ground
for octopus factory farms</B>,<B> </B>locking these intelligent
animals in tiny tanks where suffering is so extreme they turn to
cannibalism.</P>
<P>And right now, nothing stands in their way, as <B>there’s no EU
law to stop them</B>. But together, we can change that.</P>
<P><B>Our coalition has a unique opportunity to bring your voice
directly to EU decision-makers</B> at a high-level policymaker
event in Brussels. Together with scientists and animal welfare
experts, we’ll make sure lawmakers confront the cruelty of octopus
farming —<B> and push them to act on an EU-wide ban before it’s
too late.</B></P>
<P>The clock is ticking. Once the first farm opens, countless
octopuses will be trapped in a cycle of suffering. <B>We need
thousands of us backing this call right now. </B></P>
<P><A style="COLOR: #6400ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/733908?t=2&akid=154232%2E23281291%2E9NWBcZ"
target=_blank>Add your name to call on the European Parliament to
ban octopus farming</A></P>
<P>Momentum is already building and on our side. Polling
shows that a<B> majority of Europeans,</B> including people in
Spain where the industry is being pushed, <B>support an EU-wide ban
on octopus factory farms</B>. Now, lawmakers need to see that
citizens want them to act.</P>
<P>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.</P>
<P><B>Once this industry starts, it will be much harder to stop</B>.
That’s why we must act now. Every signature piles pressure on
Parliament, and <B>if enough of us speak out together, we can create
an outcry so powerful lawmakers will have no choice but to
listen.</B></P>
<P><A style="COLOR: #6400ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/733908?t=3&akid=154232%2E23281291%2E9NWBcZ"
target=_blank>Sign now to protect octopuses and stop this cruel
industry before it spreads.</A></P>
<P>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
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href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/733908?t=11&akid=154232%2E23281291%2E9NWBcZ"
target=_blank> Sign the petition </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/733909?t=16&akid=154232%2E23281291%2E9NWBcZ"
target=_blank>Octopus cannibalism among fears for pioneer cephalopod
farm</A><BR>Euro News. 9, September, 2024<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/733910?t=17&akid=154232%2E23281291%2E9NWBcZ"
rel=noopener target=_blank>New Research Shows Public Support for
Bans on Octopus Farming in the EU and the UK</A> <BR>Animal-Human
Policy Center. 21 August, 2025</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/733911?t=18&akid=154232%2E23281291%2E9NWBcZ"
rel=noopener target=_blank>As corporations seek to advance breeding
efforts, EU must act to stop octopus farming</A> <BR>Euro Group for
Animals. 17 March, 2025</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/733912?t=19&akid=154232%2E23281291%2E9NWBcZ"
rel=noopener target=_blank>‘Underwater city’ reveals mysterious
octopus world</A> <BR>BBC 2025</DIV></TD></TR>
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