Octopuses are extraordinary animals, even building underwater “cities.”
Trapping them in tanks is torture.

We’re taking this fight to Brussels, to the doorstep of the European
Parliament — but we need as many signatures as possible.

Tell the EU: Ban octopus factory farms.

[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 

   
John,

Seafood corporations want to turn Europe into a testing ground for octopus
factory farms, locking these intelligent animals in tiny tanks where
suffering is so extreme they turn to cannibalism.

And right now, nothing stands in their way, as there’s no EU law to stop
them. But together, we can change that.

Our coalition has a unique opportunity to bring your voice directly to EU
decision-makers at a high-level policymaker event in Brussels. Together
with scientists and animal welfare experts, we’ll make sure lawmakers
confront the cruelty of octopus farming — and push them to act on an
EU-wide ban before it’s too late.

The clock is ticking. Once the first farm opens, countless octopuses will
be trapped in a cycle of suffering. We need thousands of us backing this
call right now. 

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to call on the European Parliament to ban octopus farming

Momentum is already building and on our side. Polling shows that a
majority of Europeans, including people in Spain where the industry is
being pushed, support an EU-wide ban on octopus factory farms. Now,
lawmakers need to see that citizens want them to act.

Octopuses are among the smartest animals on Earth — even forming
underwater “cities” where they live and interact with one another.
Scientists warn that locking such complex, social beings in barren tanks
would be cruel and inhumane.

Once this industry starts, it will be much harder to stop. That’s why we
must act now. Every signature piles pressure on Parliament, and if enough
of us speak out together, we can create an outcry so powerful lawmakers
will have no choice but to listen.

[ [link removed] ]Sign now to protect octopuses and stop this cruel industry before it
spreads.

We know this strategy works, as we have done it before — winning a
historic ban on octopus farming in California. Now it’s Europe’s turn to
lead the way and set a global precedent to save octopuses from this
cruelty.



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Deborah and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Octopus cannibalism among fears for pioneer cephalopod farm
Euro News. 9, September, 2024

[ [link removed] ]New Research Shows Public Support for Bans on Octopus Farming in the EU
and the UK
Animal-Human Policy Center. 21 August, 2025
 
[ [link removed] ]As corporations seek to advance breeding efforts, EU must act to stop
octopus farming
Euro Group for Animals. 17 March, 2025
 
[ [link removed] ]‘Underwater city’ reveals mysterious octopus world
BBC 2025

 

 

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