Why is ethically acceptable to reject octopus farms: ethical reflections on conservation, animal welfare and ethics based on suffering
The Galician company Nueva Pescanova will open the first octopus farm in the world in 2023. The octopus is a sentient animal that, until now, has not been produced in aquaculture farms. Two main arguments are used to justify octopus farms: providing high-quality food to the population (in accordance...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Aurora (Online) |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.marilia.unesp.br:article/14716 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/aurora/article/view/14716 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | octopus sintience octopus farms ethics based on suffering animal ethics pulpos sintiencia granjas de pulpos éticas centradas en el sufrimiento ética animal polvo senciência viveiros de polvo ética centrada no sofrimento |
| Sumario: | The Galician company Nueva Pescanova will open the first octopus farm in the world in 2023. The octopus is a sentient animal that, until now, has not been produced in aquaculture farms. Two main arguments are used to justify octopus farms: providing high-quality food to the population (in accordance with the objectives of aquaculture) and promoting octopus conservation. This article will argue that none of these objectives justify the use of these animals as resources. Finally, it will be discussed why the principles of animal welfare in octopus farming are insufficient and why ethics based on suffering guide us to reject these animal production projects. |
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