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Octopus Farm Plans Drowned in Ethical Outcry
24 Jul
Summary
- World's first octopus farm has been cancelled.
- Plans involved freezing the animals to death.
- Company invested over £40m in the project.
Plans for the world's first octopus farm have been officially abandoned. The Spanish company, Nueva Pescanova, had committed over £40 million to establish the facility in Las Palmas, located in the Canary Islands.
However, the project was met with sustained criticism for its proposed method of freezing octopuses to death. This approach was widely condemned as inhumane, leading to significant opposition.
After years of facing this ethical backlash, Nueva Pescanova has decided to scrap the controversial farm. The cancellation represents a significant turning point in animal welfare discussions surrounding aquaculture.
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