Help Ban Cruel Octopus Farming in the U.S.

The Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act (S.1947), which would ban commercial octopus farming in the U.S. and prohibit imports of farmed octopus from other countries, has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Octopuses have highly complex mental abilities and a strong need for enrichment that simply cannot be met in intensive farming environments. On farms, octopuses would be severely confined in overcrowded tanks or pens, causing significant stress, aggression, and high mortality. Farming practices, which include the use of antibiotics and pesticides, also pose serious threats to the environment, marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and public health through pollution and the spread of zoonotic pathogens, such as cholera. Although this industry does not exist in the U.S. yet, we have a rare opportunity to stop this practice before it starts.

Use the form below to contact your U.S. senators and urge them to co-sponsor this important legislation.

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