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.
