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And while you're at it, Consider the Octopus too. . .
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-octopus-eating-meat-ethics/Perhaps the Netflix movie, My Octopus Teacher, is worth checking out.
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And while you're at it, Consider the Octopus too. . . (Original Post)
Stargleamer
Jul 2022
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leftyladyfrommo
(19,646 posts)1. Is that the gorgeous movie about the man who
is friends with an octopus? That did it for us. Amazing film.
Not that I ever eat octopus and I knew they wete really intelligent but I didn't know just how wonderful they are.
jimfields33
(19,382 posts)3. I've eaten it a few times over in Korea
Havent in a decade though.
leftyladyfrommo
(19,646 posts)4. People were not aware of octopuses specialness
until lately. They are amazing.
jimfields33
(19,382 posts)5. 100 percent correct. Had I known, I never would have nor will I ever again.
bahboo
(16,953 posts)2. also the book "The Soul of an Octopus" by Sy Montgomery...
these are wonderful, sophisticated and intelligent animals. Eating them is barbarism...
Duppers
(28,312 posts)7. K & R x 1000
Ferrets are Cool
(22,104 posts)6. I stopped eating octopus a long time ago
They are smarter than most repugs. Prove me wrong.