OCTOPOLIS: The hidden world of octopus cities and culture shows why it’s wrong to farm them

KRISTIN ANDREWS: A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 tonnes of octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually. My research examines animal minds and ethics, and to me, the phrase “octopus culture” brings to mind Octopolis and Octlantis, two communities of wild octopuses … Continue reading OCTOPOLIS: The hidden world of octopus cities and culture shows why it’s wrong to farm them