Stop factory farming of octopuses

For years, Spanish seafood giant Nueva Pescanova has been pushing to mass-produce octopuses in factory farms, cramming these intelligent, sensitive creatures into tanks, only to slaughter them for profit. But thanks to relentless pressure from the Ekō community and our partners, their plans are stalled, and the backlash has been a PR disaster. 

The Port Authority of the Canary Islands just confirmed that there’s been no movement on the project for two years—no new steps, no progress. What was meant to be a groundbreaking project is now stuck in limbo, proving that we can stop this industry in its tracks.

Now Grupo Profand is trying to pick up where Nueva Pescanova left off. If we don’t act now, they’ll use this lab to build the blueprint for mass-producing octopuses in cruel, unnatural conditions.

If enough of us raise a global outcry, we can shut this down before it begins–just like we did with Nueva Pescanova.

This new lab will experiment on baby octopuses by manipulating their larval development—a critical hurdle that has prevented octopus farming from scaling up.

This is how factory farming starts. First, they figure out how to breed animals in captivity, then they scale up to mass production, locking intelligent, sentient creatures into a life of suffering for profit.

Grupo Profand claims this is about “sustainability”—that farming octopuses will ease pressure on wild populations. But octopuses aren’t livestock.

Let’s make one thing clear: Grupo Profand isn’t running this lab for conservation or science; they’re engineering a supply chain. If we don’t stop it now, octopuses will become the next victims of industrial farming.

Your donation will help protect these incredible creatures who use tools, solve puzzles, and even dream by fueling our mega-campaign to ban octopus farming – and protect all animals from exploitation. If you'd like to take more action to support this campaign, you can sign our petition here.

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