Program Term Archive
Aquaculture
Act Now to Prevent Inhumane Octopus Farms in the United States
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeGrowing interest in commercial octopus farming threatens to subject these cognitively complex, sentient animals to inhumane conditions and prolonged suffering. To prevent this unsustainable and cruel practice from expanding, Sens....
Act Now to Prevent Inhumane Octopus Farms in New York
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThirty years of rigorous scientific research has shown octopuses to be highly intelligent and sentient beings. However, efforts to develop intensive commercial octopus farming overseas threaten to subject these animals...
Octopus Farming
Farmed AnimalsOctopuses inspire awe, wonder, and fascination. They are well-known for their creativity, intelligence, and curiosity. There is ample scientific evidence of their capacity to feel physical pain and experience distress....
Fish Farming
Farmed AnimalsFish farming involves the rapidly expanding global practice of raising aquatic species to meet growing food demand. The majority of these have no protection under national animal welfare laws, and...
Aquaculture
Farmed AnimalsAquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. Aquaculture has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia. However,...
OCTOPUS Act
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThe Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act would ban commercial octopus farming in the United States and prohibit imports of farmed octopus from...
Fending Off Octopus and Marine Fish Factory Farms
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeA pair of bipartisan bills currently before Congress would protect octopuses, finfish, and marine ecosystems from the animal welfare and environmental ills of marine factory farms in the United States....