California has taken a historic step for animal protection by banning octopus farming. Now, the rest of the country must follow. The Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act prohibits the farming of octopuses for food and bans the sale of commercially farmed octopus in California. With this law, California joined Washington in recognizing that these remarkable animals should never be confined to industrial farming systems.
Sign the petition urging lawmakers across the United States to pass laws banning octopus farming.
Octopuses are among the most intelligent animals in the ocean. They can solve complex problems, remember solutions, use tools, recognize individual humans, and even display playful behavior. Scientists widely agree they experience fear, stress, and suffering.
Confining these solitary, highly intelligent animals in crowded industrial tanks would cause extreme psychological and physical harm.
Octopus farming also damages the environment. These carnivorous animals require large amounts of wild-caught fish for feed, placing even more pressure on already struggling marine ecosystems.
California acted before this cruel industry could take root, preventing a system built on suffering and environmental destruction before it began. Now other states must do the same.
Sign the petition calling on lawmakers across the United States to follow California's lead and ban octopus farming before this industry spreads.
