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Petition · past parliament · Department for Business and Trade

Ban import of octopuses bred by intensive farming methods

Closed 92 signatures

What the petition asks

There are proposals to build the world's first octopus farm in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, and we want the Government to ban the import of any octopuses that have been bred by intensive farming methods.
At the proposed farm octopuses will be kept in tanks with other octopuses, contrary to their natural habitat, and studies have shown that the proposed slaughter method in 'ice slurry' causes a slow and stressful death. The WHO has said that this method of killing farmed fish has "been shown to result in poor fish welfare".

Timeline

20 Mar 2023 Petition opened for signatures
20 Sep 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 92
Status Closed
Department Department for Business and Trade
Opened 20 Mar 2023
Closed 20 Sep 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.