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Proposals for an octopus farm in Spain

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Dinahmo Wed 29-Mar-23 15:39:28

I've just read about proposals for a new octopus farm in Spain. They will crammed into tanks and then frozen alive. They are intelligent sedentary creatures who are able to solve a variety of tasks

Avaaz have started a campaign and I am attaching a link

secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/ban_octopus_farming_loc/?cXxfwbb

Also - here's a link to an item in euro news

www.euronews.com/green/2022/02/24/an-environmental-disaster-europe-will-soon-be-home-to-the-world-s-first-octopus-farm

Buntymart Sat 01-Apr-23 12:23:11

I've signed and shared as well.
Absolutely disgusting... can't bear it!

shoppinggirl Sat 01-Apr-23 13:19:14

I was in Morrisons one day and passing the fish counter was horrified to see packs of baby squid in the reduced section for 50p because no-one wanted to buy them. I'm sure by the end of the day they would just have been binned. Seems to me nothing is sacred if there's money to be made. One of the reasons I'm a veggie.

glammagran Sat 01-Apr-23 13:23:16

I have just signed the petition. I was horrified to read about this in the news a week or so ago. Coincidentally, on our October cruise, we will be stopping at La Coruña which is where the proposed octopus farm will be.

pinkquartz Sat 01-Apr-23 13:25:19

I have signed. I never would eat squid or octopus......they are intelligent and sensitive creatures. Perhaps some TV progs, showing how they are, including changing colour, could help to educate people on this disgusting plan.

grannydarkhair Sat 01-Apr-23 13:28:08

Signed and shared.

grannydarkhair Sat 01-Apr-23 13:29:32

Over 700, 000 have now signed.

Gillycats Sat 01-Apr-23 13:30:45

Thanks Dinahmo for highlighting this. It is shocking but no less shocking than poor farm animals. Pigs are very intelligent too, their suffering is beyond belief.

Maxine16 Sat 01-Apr-23 13:59:47

Signed and shared. Absolutely horrific idea!

NanaDana Sat 01-Apr-23 15:55:58

What a horrific idea. Sadly, Spain has a less than impressive record as regards cruelty towards animals, and this simply adds to it. In his new documentary, Miguel Angel Rolland the Spanish film-maker has chronicled some of the 16,000 religious festivals across Spain that he says involve the torture of animals. Not an easy watch. I will most certainly be signing the petition. Shameful.

Shinamae Sat 01-Apr-23 16:04:02

Signed and shared.
So much cruelty to animals in this world. I saw a photograph awhile ago of a matador, sat down with the bull, looking at him with all those swords stuck in him, as if to say “why did you do this to me”? and apparently the Matador never faught another bull, well, it’s not fight is it it’s a slaughter 🤦‍♀️

Jaye53 Sat 01-Apr-23 16:27:53

Have willingly signed and twittered.its got tremendous amounts of signatures! Spain and its bullfighting bloody history too sad

2507C0 Sat 01-Apr-23 16:39:49

Heartbroken that humans still think this is okay in the face of everything we know and the recent pandemic, not to mention how utterly cruel and despicable it is. Humans seem to think up new and awful ways to exploit our fellow animals and there seems to be no conscious or humanity involved. These poor little souls will suffer from beginning to end. 😭

Maremia Sat 01-Apr-23 17:25:00

Thanks for this information. It's very sad, and at a time when Westminster has just signed a deal, CPTTP, that will allow the lowering of food production standards, so it could get worse for animals in the food chain in the UK. Have just signed your petition and it is at 708,000 plus. Hope it succeeds.

Buntymart Sat 01-Apr-23 17:28:11

I cannot believe how inhuman this is! Please sign and share.

Shirls52000 Sat 01-Apr-23 17:30:29

It’s dreadful, I signed a while ago

Dianehillbilly1957 Sat 01-Apr-23 17:34:50

Why are humans SO cruel?!

Shizam Sat 01-Apr-23 20:36:03

I have signed. Sad they are even thinking of doing this. We know so much now, and yet, the humans keep doing the bad thing..

Anniel Sat 01-Apr-23 21:29:10

Shared on FB and signed petition. How cruel can mankind get!!!

Kalu Sat 01-Apr-23 23:32:05

Signed 😢

HiPpyChick57 Tue 04-Apr-23 09:52:52

Signed and shared on Facebook.
How can they do this to intelligent sentient creatures.
There’s no humane way to kill them. Well in fact I don’t believe there’s a humane way to kill any animal!
They will be subjecting these beautiful creatures to terrible cruelty, both in the conditions they will be kept in and then when they’re killed.
Heinous greedy people that what it amounts to. 😡

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 04-Apr-23 10:42:41

Signed and shared on FB