Proposed octopus farm raises concerns over welfare.
A proposed commercial octopus farm in Spain has sparked outrage among experts and animal rights campaigners. The farm would slaughter roughly one million octopuses each year by submerging them in icy water. Critics argue that the creatures are far too smart and capable of feeling pain to be raised for food in confined quarters. The proposed factory would subject octopuses to torturous conditions and a long, painful death. Nueva Pescanova, the seafood company behind the farm, claims to have high standards that ensure "the correct handling of the animals."