Octopuses swim the ocean alone, using tools and navigating complex mazes. They’re dynamic, beautiful animals. Octopus farming—where typically solitary octopuses are crammed together into tiny pools—is cruel.
Octopus farming isn’t an industry in the US—yet. Unless we have strong laws protecting octopuses, millions of octopuses could soon be tortured and killed.
The Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act would ban commercial octopus farming in the US and prohibit importing farmed octopus from other countries.
Don’t let the octopus farming industry take hold in the US. For once, we have the chance to stop animal cruelty before it starts. Keep octopuses out of tanks and in the ocean where they belong.