Scientists
are outraged by plans for the world’s first octopus farm, which would see a
million of these highly intelligent creatures crammed into tiny tanks every
year, and then killed painfully by being frozen alive. Plans for this giant
octopus torture chamber have been submitted to local authorities in Spain – add
your name calling for a ban on octopus farming! Dear friends, Octopuses
are seriously smart. They can use tools and solve complex problems, and even
feel pain, pleasure, joy and fear!That’s why scientists are outraged by
plans for the world’s first octopus farm in Spain, which would see a MILLION of
these mostly solitary creatures crammed into tiny tanks every year, then killed
painfully by being frozen alive in icy vats to feed the food market.It’s torture
on an industrial scale.But we can stop it. Plans for the farm have been
submitted to local authorities – and a massive outcry can help prevent this
suffering! Add your name now and Avaaz will deliver our voices to local
authorities and the EU demanding that octopus farming is banned before it
starts!
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Scientists
are outraged by plans for the world’s
first octopus farm, which would see a million of
these highly intelligent creatures crammed into
tiny tanks every year, and then killed
painfully by being frozen alive. Plans for this
giant octopus torture chamber have been
submitted to local authorities in Spain –
add your name calling for a ban on
octopus farming!
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Dear
friends, |
Octopuses
are seriously smart. They can use tools and
solve complex problems, and even feel pain,
pleasure, joy and fear!
That’s
why scientists are outraged by
plans for the world’s first octopus farm in
Spain, which would see a MILLION of
these mostly solitary creatures crammed into
tiny tanks every year, then killed painfully by
being frozen alive in icy vats to feed the food
market.
It’s torture on an industrial
scale.
But we can stop it. Plans
for the farm have been submitted to local
authorities – and a massive outcry can help
prevent this suffering! Add your name
now and Avaaz will deliver our voices to local
authorities and the EU demanding that octopus
farming is banned before it starts!
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Commercial
octopus farming has never been done
before, and experts say it can’t happen
without inflicting untold suffering on one of
Earth’s most amazing creatures.
But that
hasn’t stopped a Spanish company trying to build
what amounts to a giant octopus torture chamber
in the Canary Islands. Now there's hope --
the UK has recognised octopus and other
aquatic species as sentient beings, and the EU
is now reviewing its own
legislation.
These amazing
creatures need a voice – and we can be
it. So let’s build an astounding call
from around the world, pressure local
authorities to stop the farm, right before
regional elections and call on Europe and
governments everywhere to ban the
horror octopus farming.
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The
viral documentary, My Octopus Teacher,
showed the whole world how aware and intelligent
octopuses are. And everywhere we look, evidence
is pouring in that humanity shares the planet
with animals and even plants that can feel far
more than we ever imagined. Our community has
stood up many times for the rights of fellow
species – now we need to do it again.
In
hope and determination,
Martyna, Bert,
Joanna, Nax, John, Christoph and the entire team
at Avaaz |
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is a 70-million-person global campaign network
that works to ensure that the views and values of the
world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz"
means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz
members live in every nation of the world; our team is
spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates
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