• Octopus farming turns my stomach – but are some species really more worthy than others? | Elle Hunt

    Octopus farming turns my stomach – but are some species really more worthy than others? | Elle Hunt
    I haven’t eaten octopus in years, yet being smart shouldn’t make them exceptions. All animals need protection from unnecessary sufferingThe collective noun for a group of octopuses, in case you were wondering, is a consortium – not, as some wags might tell you, a seafood buffet.I myself don’t eat octopus, and have made a lot of noise about why: they’re as smart as parrots, their brain is spread over their arms, they are many millions of years older than we are &ndas

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