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Re:World’s first octopus farm stirs ethical debate by buddhistdude on Friday February 25, 2022 @08:23AM (#30466951)
Maybe it’s based on the assumption that more complex organisms are more sensitive and thus the suffering that is experienced is bigger.
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Re:World’s first octopus farm stirs ethical debate by 4ggr0 on Friday February 25, 2022 @09:10AM (#30467441)
Could be, yes. Although I do wonder if the average octopus suffers more when being killed than the average cow. If so, then I wonder if that relates to intelligence or to other factors. Structure of nerves etc.

If an octopus wasn't able to feel anything, it would again be okay to eat it? Or if it was sedated before killing it, would that change anything?

Lots of open questions I guess, but I'm just brainstorming a bit :)

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