'An atrocious idea' - outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus farming research

'An atrocious idea' - outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus farming research

Octopus are wild and solitary. Plans to farm them are therefore cruel, say animal rights advocates.

NZ government urged to pull octopus farm funding

Animal rights groups are urging the government of New Zealand not to put any more funding into a research programme that’s investigating the feasibility of farming octopuses.