carturo222 to [email protected] • 1 year agoOctopuses used in research could receive same protections as monkeyswww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: news
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkOctopuses used in research could receive same protections as monkeyswww.nature.comcarturo222 to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news
For the first time in the United States, research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee.
minus-square@tekilalink2•1 year agoThey should not receive protection because they are smarter, but because they are sentient. Intelligence as a measure of who we should protect is not a good way to go about.
They should; they’re smarter than monkeys.
They should not receive protection because they are smarter, but because they are sentient.
Intelligence as a measure of who we should protect is not a good way to go about.
Octopuses together strong.