#Act4 Fish In a monumental step for animal welfare, the UK’s Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill passed through the final stages to become law yesterday (7 April 2022). The passing of this Bill is a historic moment for animal welfare as it marks the first-time animals like lobsters, crabs, shrimp, octopus, cuttlefish and squid are protected this way in law. UK Sentience Bill passes final stages to recognise decapod and cephalopod sentience by law 8 April 2022 Crustacean Compassion
#Act4 Fish Experts and animal welfare campaigners are appalled as Spanish seafood company Nueva Pescanova announced plans to open the world’s first octopus farm despite multiple ethical and ecological concerns. "Ethically and environmentally" disastrous plans to farm octopus in Spain advance 26 January 2022
#Act4 Fish A UK Government-commissioned study has recognised the sentience of decapods and cephalopods, leading to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill being extended to recognise animals such as lobsters, crabs, shrimp, octopus, cuttlefish and squid as sentient beings. Decapods and cephalopods to be recognised as sentient beings under UK law 23 November 2021
#Act4 Fish A new report released by Eurogroup for Animals' member Compassion in World Farming on World Octopus Day reveals eight reasons why octopus factory farming is cruel, damaging to the planet, and must be stopped. New report launched on World Octopus Day reveals eight reasons octopus farming is cruel and must be stopped 8 October 2021 CIWF
#Act4 Fish Although cephalopods such as octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus, and decapod crustaceans such as lobster, crab, and crayfish are capable of feeling pain and suffering, they are still not legally protected in Scotland. One Kind launched a campaign for cephalopods and decapod crustaceans protection 15 April 2021 One Kind
#Act4 Fish For ethical and environmental reasons, raising octopuses in captivity for food is a bad idea. The case against octopus farming 15 May 2019
#Act4 Wildlife They argue octopus farming raises a variety of sustainability and ethical concerns that aren't being addressed. Scientists question the ethics, sustainability of planned octopus farms 24 January 2019
