S10. E3: Catalina Lopez: Octopus Factory Farming is Set to Begin
Catalina Lopez is the director of the Aquatic Animal Alliance at the Aquatic Life Institute. They're a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of aquatic animals, specifically in the food system.
I wanted to talk to Catalina about octopuses. This year, we're set to see the world's first octopus factory farm open in the Canary Islands.
Just when it seemed humans could not get worse, we decide to farm octopuses?
This is a terrible idea for so many reasons, from animal welfare to environmental concerns. It’s cruel and it’s unethical and it’s an enormous step in the wrong direction. We should be shutting down factory farms, not looking for new sentient and intelligent species to torture inside of them.
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Elizabeth Novogratz
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