Spain proposes ban to stop world’s first octopus farm

"This Feels Monstrous": World’s First Octopus Farm Exposed as Scientists Warn of Unthinkable Ethical Disaster and Ecological Collapse - Sustainability Times

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Spain proposes ban to stop world’s first octopus farm

With the culinary demand for octopuses increasing, a Spanish company is planning to develop an octopus farm to keep supplies steady. However, with the sentience of these creatures deemed unfit for farming, Spain is rushing to ban such a development.