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Hyper-intelligent octopuses trapped in barren, cramped tanks with no stimulation. They try to escape again and again, but there’s no way out. Just a slow, miserable death in a factory farm.

This cruel scene is quickly becoming reality as seafood giants race to open octopus farms to maximize their profits off one of Earth’s most intelligent and sensitive animals. But right now could be a turning point – if we move quickly.

New York lawmakers just voted to ban octopus farming. Now the bill is sitting on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk, waiting for one final signature. But the factory farm lobby is working behind the scenes to stop it — and we need to mobilize in a final, massive push to make sure they don't succeed!

Together we can make signing this bill the only politically acceptable choice. If we can quickly raise enough, we could launch hard-hitting ads, polling, and relentless public pressure that Governor Hochul can't ignore.

Will you chip in now to help get New York's historic octopus farming ban over the finish line, and protect all of Earth’s precious creatures?

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Octopuses aren't like most farmed animals. They can solve complex puzzles, recognize individual people, use tools, escape enclosures, and even dream while they sleep. Scientists have found they experience pain, curiosity, and emotional distress.

To maximize profits, companies plan to pack these naturally solitary animals into crowded tanks where aggression, chronic stress, and injury become routine. There is no humane way to farm octopuses at an industrial scale. That's why governments around the world are starting to draw a line.

If Governor Hochul signs this bill, New York would become one of the first places in the world to ban octopus farming, sending a powerful message that some industries are simply too cruel to exist.

But victories like this don't happen on their own. With your support, we could flood New York with the public pressure needed to drown out factory farm lobbyists — running targeted ads, generating major media coverage, commissioning polling that shows overwhelming public support, and keeping the spotlight squarely on Governor Hochul until she signs this landmark bill into law.

If we win here, we won't just protect octopuses in New York. We'll create a blueprint for bans across the United States and around the world, making it far harder for this cruel new industry to ever get off the ground.

Will you rush a donation today to help make New York the place that stopped octopus farming before it spread?

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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.

We’ve done this before. Public pressure helped make it possible for California to ban octopus farming last year. Now we're closer than ever to another breakthrough — let’s make it happen.