California lawmakers have approved a bill that would make it illegal to farm octopuses in state waters or on land, as well as to import them. The bill, AB 3162, now sits on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, ...

New Jersey lawmakers are considering banning octopus farming. Supporters say it is cruel to octopuses and breeds germs that threaten public health, while critics in the seafood industry complain it ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses Act (A.B. 3162), which was co-sponsored by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Social Compassion in Legislation, into law to prohibit ...

Courtesy of Claire Hennessy Marin storyteller Claire Hennessy will perform at The Story Shuffle on Saturday at the Courtyard by Marriott Novato Marin/Sonoma in Novato. (Courtesy of Claire Hennessy) • ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday signed a bill into law to ban the farming of octopuses and farmed octopus sales. Under AB 3162, also known as the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act, authored ...

A worker removes an octopus' beak at Frigorificos Arcos SL on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in O Carballino, Spain. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) GALICIA, Spain (AP) — At a humming factory in the Spanish ...

Octopus farming would be banned in Oregon under a bill that animal welfare advocates claim is necessary to protect the ocean dwellers from inhumane treatment. Supporters of House Bill 2557 say now is ...

There’s no octopus farming in New Jersey, but Garden State lawmakers are getting ready, just in case. Scientists and animal activists have long railed against the practice and a preemptive bill ...

GALICIA, Spain — At a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino, workers sling dozens of limp octopuses into a metal cauldron, wincing as strings of slime splatter their aprons. Nearby, ...