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Matthew Rozsa

Is it ethical to eat octopuses?

Whether grilled, on sushin or mixed into stir fry or ceviche, there are many ways to consume octopus. But given their well-known, almost human-like intelligence, it begs the question: is it ethical to eat eight-legged cephalopods?

"You can't draw a sharp line of saying, 'Well, I would eat a clam, but I never eat an octopus, and neither should anyone else,' because there's a continuum there."
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