A few American politicians are taking a stand for octopus-kind by introducing a bill that would ban the commercial farming of the eight-armed mollusc in the United States, while also prohibiting the ...

As demand for octopus as a culinary delicacy surges worldwide, the contentious practice of farming these intelligent creatures comes under scrutiny. Despite efforts to address concerns about ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Commercial octopus farming and farmed-raised octopus meat imports would be banned under bipartisan legislation from Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Lisa Murkowski. The Rhode Island Democrat and the ...

Rep. Courtney Neron, D-Wilsonville, is among the chief sponsors of a bill to ban octopus farms in Oregon. Octopuses have nine brains, use tools, have the ability to recognize people and are so bright ...