John,

Right now, a Spanish company is racing to open the world’s first octopus mega-farm, where over one million of these intelligent, sentient creatures will be crammed into tiny, barren tanks, enduring immense suffering.

Octopuses are known for their complex behaviours and sensitivity. They work together to find food, and sometimes share dens. Farmed octopuses will face stress, aggression, and slow deaths in these conditions—all because of a loophole in the EU’s animal welfare laws.

This loophole excludes aquatic species like octopuses from basic animal welfare protections, allowing cruel farming practices to spread unchecked, despite octopuses being sentient creatures capable of feeling pain.

Sign the petition now and demand the EU close this loophole and ban octopus farming before it's too late!

But there’s hope: Just weeks ago, California passed a historic bill banning octopus farming and the sale of farmed octopus meat. This monumental victory was driven by Ekō members like you—your relentless action helped turn this bold vision into a groundbreaking law. California sets global trends, and when they act, the world listens. Now is our chance to push the EU to do the same and lead the way in ending octopus factory farming.

Octopus meat on menus and in supermarkets is driving the cruel breeding of this highly intelligent animal. If octopus farms are allowed to proliferate, millions of these sensitive creatures will be crammed into aquariums until they die miserably from stress or are killed, painfully, by icy water.

Tell the EU to close this loophole and ban octopus farms!

This is a critical moment. The EU must act to stop the world’s first octopus farm in Spain before it’s too late. Let's show Europe's leadership the world is watching and demanding this cruelty is stopped now.